What will Draghi do to soothe deflationary fears
The results of the European Central Bank monetary policy meeting are likely to include action to address fears of deflation – the question is what form that will take.
Investment
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3i sells Bestinvest stake to Permira
Private equity group 3i has sold its majority stake in UK wealth manager Bestinvest to Permira.
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beware company dividends
A company can giveth as easily as it can taketh away so it is not enough to identify a high dividend yield as its dividend sustainability is arguably an even more important factor.
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Euro small caps stellar run is only just beginning
Increased confidence in the Eurozone, together with a discounted market and improving earnings, means small and medium-sized companies in the Eurozone are “a good place to be”, said Ollie Beckett, manager of the TR European Growth Trust.
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china credit bubble key risk global recovery
Rothschild WM considers many of the risks of 2012 year fading as 2013 moves into 2014 but one risk that stubbornly remains is one it feels investors are complacent over – China's unsustainable debt bubble.
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Williams moves to protect Diverse Income Trust
Gervais Williams has taken out protection on roughly a third of his Diverse Income Trust portfolio.
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Fidelity Special Values board reassured
Alex Wright can rise to the challenge of running Fidelity Special Situations alongside Fidelity Special Values, his trust's board has reassured, as the star small cap manager caps his first year on the closed-end fund with a 63% rise in its share price.
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Can Investors Forum tackle short-termism
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has unveiled its report on progress since the Kay Review of long-term decision making in equity markets, which was published last July.
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Apel named Henderson head of fixed income
Henderson has appointed Phil Apel head of fixed income, handing the credit expert responsibility for its £18.3bn global fixed income franchise and a team of roughly 60 people based in the UK and US.
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Co-op investors face a five year profit wait
It will take roughly five years before the Co-op Bank has returned to profitability, it has emerged, even with a further £1.5bn pumped into its balance sheet and a plan to cut its branches significantly.
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client suitability structured flaw product design
Structured products have their naysayers without doubt but are advisers using them for the wrong client who then blame the product providers or are there structurral flaws that still need to be resolved?
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City Financial boosts team with ARC credit hire
City Financial has appointed Phillip Lee to bolster the credit analysis function in the group's fixed income team.