pa analysis: fitch ratings service already obsolete and offers nothing new
Fitch’s new fund ratings service is a copy of a business model that is already broken in the UK and offers fund buyers nothing new.
Fitch’s new fund ratings service is a copy of a business model that is already broken in the UK and offers fund buyers nothing new.
It is easy to get swept along in the general mood of panic descending on markets, but could the UK be an unnoticed island of relative calm?
A look back at pre and post the global downturn reveals there are still lessons to be learned.
Fidelity has just hired a new head of Pan-european equities – but is he any good?
Similar claims are being made again now, but it’s tough to believe we’ve hit rock bottom. Just because RBS, Lloyds, Barclays and co’s share prices have fallen off a cliff since the start of the year, that doesn’t mean they can’t fall further still. Yet financials funds and their providers still espouse their sector of…
Following the latest rogue trading scandal, when will banks get serious about their risk management?
The volume of negative news around banks at present means a tough time will only get tougher.
Obama must be bullish on the US economy, but for American stocks it will be far from plain sailing.
Small caps have a great 12 months compared to their larger equity peers but it is still too early to tell whether it as an indicator of the start of something more substantial.
As Q4 approaches, investors may have to increase the risks they take with their asset allocation.
The current macros added to investors’ need for liquidity will lead to more GEM ETF launches.
The FSA is warned that complex product structures do not necessarily increase their risk or returns.