Investment

  • swiss specialist propelling innovation

    swiss specialist propelling innovation

    Alken Asset Management's Antoine Badel looks at the Swiss stock behind the efficiency of the latest bank on the UK high street – Metro Bank.

  • Vanguard adds short duration ETF

    Vanguard adds short duration ETF

    Vanguard has launched the Vanguard UK Short Term Investment Grade Bond Index Fund, offering income and accumulation shares and aimed at investors looking to diversify their fixed income portfolios.

  • Savings and investment combo product

    Savings and investment combo product

    A new product combining savings and investment has been launched though a partnership between French insurer AG2R La Mondiale Europartner and UK ETF specialist SCM Private, offering UK investors tax efficient access to an HMRC-compliant investment.

  • Thrifty investors champion low cost ETFs

    Thrifty investors champion low cost ETFs

    Low costs are the key attraction for ETF investors and for the majority the main reason they would recommend them as investment products.

  • why financials have further to go

    why financials have further to go

    Polar Capital's John Yakas and Nick Brind argue the case for financials, predicting a return to the high-yielding tradition of the sector.

  • Ashburton targets Africa with first Ucits fund

    Ashburton targets Africa with first Ucits fund

    Ashburton has launched the Africa Equity Opportunities Fund, the first fund to be made available on its newly created Ucits platform.

  • Floating exchange rate key

    Floating exchange rate key

    Axa Investment Managers says a floating renminbi is key in China achieving long-term sustainable growth and expects greater flexibility for the currency in the next six months.

  • letter to carney eight top tips

    letter to carney eight top tips

    Old Mutual Global Investors' Stewart Cowley, gives Mark Carney some 'friendly' advice ahead of his formal start at the Bank of England at the start of July.

  • Investment trusts results

    Investment trusts results

    Schroders' Matthew Dobbs is expecting a more conservative upturn in regional Asian markets over the next six months compared with the previous period.

  • Mobius state stay out of EM corps

    Mobius state stay out of EM corps

    Franklin Templeton's Mark Mobius is most fearful of state intervention into emerging market corporates as we approach the mid-point of 2013.

  • Oft black rock credit suisse

    Oft black rock credit suisse

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has delayed approval on BlackRock’s acquisition of Credit Suisse’s ETF business for 10 working days, with a view to ending the consideration period on 13 June.

  • ETF wrap assets up post-RDR

    ETF wrap assets up post-RDR

    Developed market equities and short-dated fixed income remain key asset classes for ETF investors, according to data from iShares.