AJ Bell’s Hughes warns on growth stock hysteria
Investors are missing out on good, profitable businesses by becoming swept up in the growth stock hysteria, AJ Bell’s Ryan Hughes has warned.
Macro News
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Workers breathe sigh of relief as jobs and wages improve
The latest figures on employment and wages released Wednesday morning suggest an improving picture for UK workers.
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UK investor confidence hits record low in 2017
Despite a year of record inflows into funds, investor confidence hit an all-time low in 2017, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.
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Fund managers’ top ideas for 2018
Europe and emerging markets have been tipped as the regions to watch in 2018 for best returns by managers in a poll by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
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London boosted by return of finance jobs
London has maintained its position as a world finance hub after fresh research found financial service firms brought more jobs back to the UK than were moved abroad over the last two years.
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UK inflation hits 3.1% but has it peaked?
November inflation has breached the 3% mark for the first time in nearly six years, but has it reached its peak?
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Why shorting bitcoin could be a bad idea
Shorting bitcoin on the back of its soaring value and Monday’s launch of the first futures trading has been dismissed as irrational and “high risk” by a top UBS economist.
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Advisers argue over riskiest asset class for 2018
Advisers are split over which asset classes will fare best during the next year, with both growth and defensive sectors named as a cause for concern in a survey by Royal London Asset Management (RLAM).
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Sterling has mixed fortunes on Brexit ‘breakthrough’
Sterling has had a mixed reaction to Britain and the EU completing the first phase of negotiations and reaching a historic deal overnight.
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Hermes’ Rutherford warns against blind faith in tech
Investors have been warned against having blind faith in technology stocks by Hermes’ James Rutherford, who said the sector had seen “bubble-like” hysteria.
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Inflows into strategic bond funds surge in October
Fund flows into Sterling Strategic Bonds surged in October, as investors continued to show caution on the outlook for UK equities.
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Treasury predicts 16m people to benefit from robo-advice
Asset and wealth managers have been urged to embrace robo-advice in order to reach millions more adults in need of money advice in the UK by a Treasury paper published Wednesday.
