Macro News

  • S&P: Most active funds fail to survive past 10 years

    S&P: Most active funds fail to survive past 10 years

    Fewer than half of all UK equity funds manage to survive longer than 10 years, according to the latest research from ratings agency S&P.

  • Coram AM: M&A opens door for challenger banks

    Coram AM: M&A opens door for challenger banks

    A surge in M&A within the alternative credit space over the next few years makes it an attractive proposition for investors according to Coram Asset Management’s James Sullivan.

  • The bull case for commodities

    The bull case for commodities

    After hitting a 14-year low in January 2016, commodity prices have staged a revival as producers scale back supply, slowly bringing the market back into balance. But is this sustainable?

  • Deloitte: FTSE CFO optimism at 18-month high

    Deloitte: FTSE CFO optimism at 18-month high

    Optimism among top UK business leaders is at an 18-month high, according to a survey of chief financial officers which also found a shift back towards growth and capital investment.

  • How 'hot desking' will hit property funds

    How ‘hot desking’ will hit property funds

    The commercial property sector is facing a devastating structural headwind that will only come to the fore over the next decade, according to Architas’ Nathan Sweeney.

  • SLI, Henderson and IP funds added to new IA sector

    SLI, Henderson and IP funds added to new IA sector

    The IA’s Volatility Managed sector will host a wide swathe of products, including SLI’s MyFolio range, Henderson Global Investors’ core income products and Invesco Perpetual’s Balanced Risk portfolios.

  • Liontrust completes acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments

    Liontrust completes acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments

    Liontrust has completed its £30m acquisition of Alliance Trust Investments (ATI).

  • Morningstar: 'Friendly' markets a boon for European fund flows

    Morningstar: ‘Friendly’ markets a boon for European fund flows

    Morningstar data shows European equity funds saw net inflows of €3.4bn in February with equity ETFs performing well on the back of positive markets, with net inflows of €6.4bn.

  • ONS warns of investment slump as UK GDP growth confirmed

    ONS warns of investment slump as UK GDP growth confirmed

    The UK economy grew by a confirmed 0.7% in the final quarter of 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Absolute return funds dethroned in IA sales stats

    Absolute return funds dethroned in IA sales stats

    Mixed Investment 40-85% Shares topped the IA’s list of best-selling sectors in February, dethroning the four-month champ, Targeted Absolute Return.

  • The highs (and lows) of the pound

    The highs (and lows) of the pound

    The new 12-sided pound launched on Tuesday 34 years after it was first minted in coin-form. With its value still struggling following Brexit, we have looked back at its highs, and lows, since its big 1983 reveal.

  • Leaviss: Pessimistic BoE to let inflation bubble grow

    Leaviss: Pessimistic BoE to let inflation bubble grow

    The Bank of England may allow inflation to overshoot its target “for some time” amid the uncertainty that following the triggering of Article 50 on Wednesday, M&G’s Jim Leaviss has said.