F&C IT announces 44th consecutive annual dividend rise
F&C Investment Trust saw its dividend per share rise for the 44th consecutive year in 2014, the group announced in its annual statement.
Macro News
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Jupiter Fund Management reveals 8.9% AUM jump in Q1
Jupiter Fund Management’s assets under management jumped 8.9% in Q1 2015, the group announced today.
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Charles stanley cuts dividend as part of wealth refocus
Charles Stanley has cut its total dividend for the year to end March 2015 to 5p per share and is planning a £15.8m share placing in an effort to rebuild its capital levels and refocus the business.
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Bond valuation concerns hit record high
Bonds have hit their highest overvaluation levels for more than 14 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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Investors displaying significant overconfidence – natixis
Investors could be setting themselves up for a significant amount of disappointment, a new survey by Natixis reveals.
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Market may be mispricing election risk – Russell Investments
The market may be incorrectly pricing the uncertainty resulting from the upcoming United Kingdom election, according to Nick French, head of UK Wealth Management at Russell Investments.
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Service upgrades could trump lower fees – brown shipley
Lower service charges may not necessarily be on the cards, but wealth managers must provide value for their percentage, according to the head of Brown Shipley’s Manchester office Jon Sherlock.
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Feb noflation underlines UK rates tightrope
UK inflation fell to zero in February, the ONS reported on Tuesday, the lowest level on record.
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Budget 2015: Winners, losers and kneejerk reactions
The dust is still swirling around the House of Commons and copies of white papers are being furiously read, but the initial reactions are in on this year’s national budget. And, the consensus, if one believes twitter and the stock market seems to be mixed.
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Optimistic about equity returns Brewin Dolphin
With an eye on the last third of the year, there is no need to downgrade forecasts, according to Brewin Dolphin's head of research Guy Foster.
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Emerging markets buffeted by shifting sentiment
Emerging Markets (EM) asset prices and currencies have been buffeted by the shifting sentiments about the US, Europe and Japan, although fundamentals in EM have hardly changed relative to the heavily indebted developed countries.
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MPC still split on rate hike
The Bank of England monetary policy committee is still split seven-two on whether the UK interest rate needs to be raised, minutes released today show.