Investment

  • growth dividends income emerging markets

    growth dividends income emerging markets

    While fully aware of the risks involved, Sophia Whitbread is bullish about the long-term income opportunities in emergign markets, South America in particular.

  • coutts reveals multi-asset range

    coutts reveals multi-asset range

    Wealth manager Coutts has launched a range of seven multi-asset funds, with management split between UK chief investment officer (CIO), Alan Higgins, and team, and Europe CIO, Norman Villamin, and his team.

  • What could derail global markets in 2013

    What could derail global markets in 2013

    The problem with standing on a cliff edge is the easiest way is down; so global markets were on the slide yesterday as the excitement around this week’s fiscal deal fades.

  • Bond funds top European inflows

    Bond funds top European inflows

    Flows into bond funds reached 20bn across Europe in November, the second-best month since Morningstar first began collating the data in 2007.

  • politicians the biggest risk to US markets in 2013

    politicians the biggest risk to US markets in 2013

    Thomas Becket describes President Obama's deal over the New Year's Day tax cuts as a pyrrhic victory as the arguments have merely been delayed until February.

  • bond returns of 2012 will not be repeated

    bond returns of 2012 will not be repeated

    Fixed income proved to be popular during 2012 as investors continued their flight to safety and stayed reluctant to move back to equities en masse.

  • emerging markets facing brighter 2013

    emerging markets facing brighter 2013

    The world’s emerging markets took a hit over 2012 as global growth slowed and the eurozone debt crisis continued to drag on exports.

  • 2013 modest growth wont lift all boats

    2013 modest growth wont lift all boats

    In 2012, central banks have been successful in alleviating the market-driven crisis in the funding structure of a range of heavily-indebted European nations.

  • why 2013 will be like a chekhov play

    why 2013 will be like a chekhov play

    It is that time of the year for crystal ball gazing and I find myself looking ahead to 2013 with a similar feeling to the one I get before going to see an Anton Chekhov play at the theatre. You know it will be bleak and some of the players won’t make it to the…

  • boost unveils ten new etcs

    boost unveils ten new etcs

    Boost ETP has listed ten new exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) on the London Stock Exchange, following the launch of another ten products in recent weeks.

  • did the gold bull run end in 2012

    did the gold bull run end in 2012

    The soaring price of gold started to ease over the course of 2012, leading some to question if the decade-long bull market for the yellow metal had drawn to a close.

  • despite cricketing problems India offer 2013

    despite cricketing problems India offer 2013

    Jonathan Schiessl describes India's stock market as one of the best performers of this year, and looks ahead to 2013 to see if it can put the disappointment of a Test series defeat to England behind it.