Are passive ESG fixed income products safe?
Limited secondary trading for bonds means equities are better suited for index investing, says one portfolio manager
Opinion
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Ewan Markson-Brown: ‘Long-term growth investing works better in Asia than most other markets’
Crux Asia ex-Japan strategy is less tech-heavy than his former Baillie Gifford fund, with punchier positions in materials and commodities
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Bond markets ‘critical in the fight against climate change’
Fixed income investors are, in some ways, better positioned than equity markets to exert pressure
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Andrew Hardy: 10 reasons the outlook is not so bleak as you may think
Although markets remain highly challenging, there is cause to believe they may stabilise before long
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Dewi John: Britain’s squeezed middle … caps
Mid-sized UK stocks have performed more in line with Europe’s down and out larger companies
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Darius McDermott: Is it too early to get back into bonds?
‘We think building a position in 10-year US treasuries is now a serious consideration’ says one portfolio manager
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Laurent Babikian: It’s time to put ‘return on impact’ front and centre
Why do businesses still challenge the idea sustainability can go hand-in-hand with profitability and returns?
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Morningstar’s Mike Coop: Are markets heading from boom to bust?
Cryptocurrency craze reminiscent of speculative mania that created the dotcom bubble
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Square Mile: UK equity funds to watch
Top performers and compelling newcomers in the spotlight
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Simon Peters: European banks are finally fit-for-purpose
Though it will be tough on many sectors, a tightening of monetary policy should be good news for banks
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Kermitted Asset Management: Indefinite article
The chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company Kermitted Asset Management finds himself at sixes and sevens over everyone’s favourite piece of EU legislation
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Ben Goss on risk: Navigating the aftermath of a crisis
‘Those bumps we feel are the lurching path we take as we change lane because crises makes first-time drivers of us all’