Investment

  • building confidence

    building confidence

    The problems of gearing in listed and closed-ended property funds are well known, but new funds and structures can offer robust alternatives to the more traditional property funds.

  • solid tactics for a liquid list

    JLT has been building its name in the discretionary space for the past two years, with its CIO Darryn Lake on a mission to get only the “best of the best” on its fund buy list.

  • the horns of a dilemma

    the horns of a dilemma

    Volatile equities and macro concerns have led investors to the perceived safety of fixed income funds, but the next bull market could be right around the corner, if it hasn’t started already.

  • advisers look to emerging market debt and equities

    advisers look to emerging market debt and equities

    According to Barings' latest research, advisers are looking to up their exposure to emerging markets through both equity and fixed income allocations.

  • a letter from america

    a letter from america

    On a recent trip to the US, I met with more than 30 hedge fund managers, mostly operating in equity markets, and came away with a constructive view of where we are in the US recovery cycle.

  • two points of view global macro

    two points of view global macro

    Paul Jeffries, head of UK institutional business at Permal Group and Andrew Ford, absolute return investment specialist at SLI, duel it out over global macro and the best way to implement it.

  • four themes that will not help you manage money

    four themes that will not help you manage money

    Rather than another outlook piece on investment trends for 2013, here are four things to consider as we approach 2013 that will impact on portfolio strategies but that are not strategies themselves.

  • trading places

    trading places

    A year into his role, Kleinwort Benson’s chief investment officer outlines his philosophies, including why gauging valuation and being contrarian is key to getting the most from the asset class mix.

  • dont be the only scrooge left standing

    dont be the only scrooge left standing

    It was the night before Christmas; a solitary figure shuffled through the fast emptying streets around the Bank of England. The Christmas parties were coming to a close…

  • boost launches new triple-leveraged etps

    boost launches new triple-leveraged etps

    Boost ETP has listed eight exchange traded products (ETPs) on the London Stock Exchange offering triple-leveraged and short exposure to some of the most closely followed markets.

  • tip for investors benefit sideways markets 2013

    tip for investors benefit sideways markets 2013

    Research from Ian Lowes shows advisers have taken advantage of a range of differently structured products to benefit from flat markets, a trend he expects to coninue into next year.

  • the worry about growing risk aversion

    the worry about growing risk aversion

    It is clear that consumer aversion to risk is gaining ground, which is having an impact on their investment growth potential.