UK retail sales: December decline shows economy ‘is not out of the woods’
Volumes fell 3.2% in December despite expectations of a minor 0.3% decline
Investment
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Abrdn Property Income Trust agrees merger with Custodian Property Income Reit
The enlarged Custodian Property Reit will manage £1bn assets
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Morningstar: Investors need to keep their eyes on the horizon amid market volatility
Investors are increasingly opting for the safety of cash over uncertain equity markets
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Kepler trust ratings 2024: Smid-cap trusts offer new opportunities
Mercantile, Schroder UK Mid Cap and Montanaro UK Smaller Companies among the trusts highlighted for consistent performance
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LSEG Lipper: ETFs on the London Stock Exchange value over £987bn
US equity ETFs saw the biggest inflows during December
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Hipgnosis offers £20m to entice prospective bidders
Investment adviser’s call option a ‘structural conflict’, the trust’s board said
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Home Reit chair steps down with rest of the board to follow
Michael O’Donnell named as Lynne Fennah’s successor
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Nine investment experts on three key topics: How investors should be allocating in 2024
Market experts shed light on what investors can expect from 2024
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Columbia Threadneedle Fund Watch: 39 funds achieve top-quartile gains over three years
33 more top-performing funds than in Q4 2022
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Morningstar: Equity funds leak £18bn in second-worst year on record for outflows
Money market funds were the only asset class to achieve positive net flows in 2023
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Inflation upside surprise a ‘bitter pill to swallow’ for BoE
Tobacco and alcohol prices contributed to the 0.1% increase on November’s 3.9% CPI figure
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Trading tantrums: Should DIY platforms stop treating investors like children?
In restricting access to certain funds and trusts, are platforms making an assumption that DIY investors are incapable of grown-up value assessments?