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.
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The assets to dominate 2018
Emerging market equities and short duration corporate bonds are just two assets which should perform well in 2018 according to Fund Calibre’s Darius McDermott.
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The data that proves the Santa rally is real
Santa may as well be real for UK investors after analysis revealed the FTSE 100 does indeed rally over the Christmas period.
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Woodford: ‘utterly convinced’ strategy will pay off when bubble bursts
Neil Woodford believes his recent move toward domestic stocks will be vindicated when the current stock market bubble finally bursts.
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Four guilty of misleading investors in £1.4m scandal
Four people guilty of misleading vulnerable people into buying £1.4m of worthless shares are set to be sentenced this month following an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Raymond James: supply-side reform crucial for growth
Supply-side reform will need to be top of the agenda if countries and regions expect to outperform in 2018, according to Raymond James’s European strategist.
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Why ESG matters for bonds
The higher a country’s ESG rating, the better its government bonds perform, MSCI has found.
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A third of wealth managers anticipate market correction
While UK wealth managers are generally positive about the state of investment markets, a large portion are also battening down the hatches in anticipation of a market downturn a study by Legg Mason Global Asset Management has found.
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Axa Framlington: It’s all about Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday, when consumers take to the web to find bargains, is set to outstrip Black Friday in terms of retail sales, Axa Framlington says.