Small caps buck trend in Hargreaves popularity list
UK small cap funds have bucked the trend and remained a popular choice for investors in 2017 as the wider market for UK-focused funds struggled, according to Hargreaves Lansdown data.
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Active to shine on banks’ policy divergence
Investors will be forced to think more carefully about asset allocation in 2018 as divergence in central banks’ monetary policies takes centre stage, according to fund groups.
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Fed and China raise interest rates as BoE holds firm
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 0.25% in its third hike of 2017, while the Bank of England has stood firm and held UK rates at 0.5%.
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Kames’ Goddin: Goldilocks or just too early for the bears?
A bear market in 2018 seems unlikely after a year marked out by a ‘Goldilocks’ environment, according to Kames’ global equity manager, Neil Goddin.
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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.
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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).