Investment

  • why dont ethical funds invest in more renewables

    why dont ethical funds invest in more renewables

    Ryan Smith explains some of the problems behind investing in more renewables and puts the case for international agreement on climate change as the catalyst for future demand.

  • pimco launches AR fund using best credit ideas

    pimco launches AR fund using best credit ideas

    Pimco has launched a credit-based absolute return fund to be run by Mark Kiesel.

  • swip shifts credit fund into specialist sector

    swip shifts credit fund into specialist sector

    Scottish Widows Investment Partnership is to move its Credit Advantage Fund out of the IMA Corporate Bond sector.

  • more friendly fire from us at asia pacific

    more friendly fire from us at asia pacific

    The US has once again criticised everyone else, particularly Asian countries, for not doing enough to stimulate global economic growth.

  • etp inflows hit year high in october

    etp inflows hit year high in october

    ETP inflows in October set a new high for the year, as investors showed no sign of falling out of love with the sector.

  • china shadow banking system

    china shadow banking system

    Meg Woods describes problems in China’s shadow banking system as well as a correction that is due in its property market.

  • gilt investors to see negative real yields

    gilt investors to see negative real yields

    Investors in 10-year Gilts could receive negative real yields of between 30% and 40% if the government continues to use them to restructure debt by stealth.

  • could zambia be the new brazil

    could zambia be the new brazil

    Sven Richter puts the case forward for Zambia as an up-and-coming frontier market, saying it is now where Brazil was at the beginning of this century.

  • friends life sets up asset management business

    friends life sets up asset management business

    Friends Life Group is to set up a separate, 100%-owned subsidiary investment management firm to run, initially, its annuity book’s fixed income assets.

  • closed ended uk income funds beating ftse yield

    closed ended uk income funds beating ftse yield

    Yields on UK and global equity investment trusts are offering investors consistently better yields than the FSTE All Share index.

  • private equity fund managers reduce fees

    private equity fund managers reduce fees

    After several slow years, private equity fund managers are boosting transparency and dropping fees in order to attract investor business.

  • ima stalwart investors believe in equities

    ima stalwart investors believe in equities

    Investor belief in an equity recovery is holding strong, despite a drop in overall confidence levels over the past six months, according to statistics from the IMA.