can convertible bonds 50-30-20 rule help
Aviva Investors' global convertibles fund manager, David Clott answers advisers' frequently asked questions about his asset class.
Profiles & Comment
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persistent safe haven bonds will fall back
William Sels, HSBC Private Bank's UK head of investment strategy, admits the recent rally in safe haven bonds has been surprising. Yet he still feels investors should be positioned for a reversal in this fortune.
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sometimes it pays to pay
What do investment fees and gym memberships have in common? The fact they can both be unreasonably large. But sometimes it is worth paying a premium, as Brewin Dolphin's Ben Gutteridge explains.
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what to Do When Growth is Too Slow
BlackRock's Russ Koesterich gives advisers advice on how to combat the snails' paced global economy and surprisingly that doesn't have to mean abandoning bonds…
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keydata the structred product scapegoat
Keydata is in the headlines again as a result of the legal action being taken by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) against financial advice firms that sold certain Keydata products for which the FSCS has paid out compensation to investors.
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its simple advice japan
Coutts' Gary Dugan, Chief Investment Officer for Asia and the Middle East, sees Japan as a one-way bet, following drastic moves taken by its Central Bank last week. But can the market rally continue apace?
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boj shows real change of thinking Gibbs
The Policy Board of the Bank of Japan may have had a very encouraging first meeting under its new Governor though, as Nathan Gibbs argues, it is ongoing structural reform and government policy that will drive any sustainable economic improvement.
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equities least ugly competition
Ian Heslop has seen equity markets have good five-year periods plenty of times before so here he assesses where next – are we at the start of a fully-fledged bull run or on the edge of another bumpy ride?
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ten years on gold inflexion
Today is the tenth anniversary of the first gold ETP so Nik Bienkowski looks back, particularly at the past two years that have seen gold prices plummet, to second-guess what the next ten might witness.
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bens ketchup and fizzy drinks husselbee
Those commenting on Warren Buffett under-performing the S&P 500 – for just the ninth time in just shy of half a century – prove once again, as John Husselbee argues, the fallacy of a short-term outlook.
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overseas investing property London
London offers prime property investments for those with the cash to afford them though Ruby Dalal says that these same – largely overseas – investors are also spreading their search into the regions as they look for answers to very specific needs.
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risk mitigation key for bond allocation
Eric Holt looks at the outlook for sterling fixed income and explains why he sees risk mitigation as central to any fixed income allocation.
