Investment

  • end of the bond party could get violent

    end of the bond party could get violent

    Gatemore Capital Management's Liad Meidar looks at the dangers of inflation around the corner and what this could mean for the unsustainable bond party.

  • AIFMD continues to plague hedge fund managers

    AIFMD continues to plague hedge fund managers

    Hedge fund managers are remaining tight-lipped following HM Treasury’s decision to allow new funds to continue to market as normal for the year following the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Manager’s Directive (AIFMD).

  • Natixis gives the skinny on US Equity Leaders Fund

    Natixis gives the skinny on US Equity Leaders Fund

    Natixis has released details of the Loomis Sayles US Equity Leaders Fund, one of three mandates unveiled for the UK market since the start of the year.

  • somethings got to give

    somethings got to give

    What a difference two weeks can make, as RLAM's Ian Kernohan has discovered. But can the outperformance of gilts and equities in the UK continue in tandem?

  • first state soft closes leaders fund

    first state soft closes leaders fund

    First State is to soft close Jonathan Asante's £4.2bn Global Emerging Market Leaders fund with the introduction of a 4% initial charge from 7 September.

  • Bonds continue to magnetize investors

    Bonds continue to magnetize investors

    Bond sales in Europe were up 17.3bn in March due in large part to strong appetite for global, emerging market and flexible products according to data provided by Lipper.

  • why bonds and equities are rising together

    why bonds and equities are rising together

    Conventional wisdom says the stock and bond markets should generally move in opposite directions, so why are they currently both on the up? Signatures's Andrew Morris explains.

  • Top 20 investment trusts revealed

    Top 20 investment trusts revealed

    Aberdeen is the star of the investment trust world, managing six of the 20 best performing trusts over the past decade according to stats provided by the AIC.

  • Act now to protect against inflation

    Act now to protect against inflation

    The threat of high inflation has been a talking point for several months now, perhaps years, but how can you actually protect your portfolio from potential price rises?

  • iShares adds financials euro corporate bond

    iShares adds financials euro corporate bond

    iShares has added a financials ETF to its European corporate bond range, which offers exposure to the European financials sector of the investment grade corporate bond market.

  • Investing in residential ground rents

    Investing in residential ground rents

    Clive Rayden of the Coast Freehold Income Fund takes a look at how investors can benefit from investing in ground rents as an alternative to other property-focused options.

  • LandG early bonus plan targets different risks

    LandG early bonus plan targets different risks

    Legal and General has launched the L&G Early Bonus Plan 13, a structured product linked to the FTSE 100 which has two potential bonus options.