As China slowly moves its main source of economic growth from exports to domestic consumption there are twin universes appearing of state-dominated sectors such as energy, telecom, and banking alongside more nimble service and consumer sectors.
Steve Allen, manager of AXA's Elite Diversified Market Range of risk-rated passive multi-asset funds, has said the suite does not invest in ETFs because they are not the most cost-effective way to gain exposure to key markets.
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.
Private equity group 3i has sold its majority stake in UK wealth manager Bestinvest to Permira.
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.
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.
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.
Gervais Williams has taken out protection on roughly a third of his Diverse Income Trust portfolio.
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.
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.
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.
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.
