Five predictions for the Autumn Budget
With chancellor Philip Hammond poised to release the government’s Autumn Budget on Wednesday, experts from Old Mutual Wealth, RSM, Mazars, Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth and Aegon give their budget predictions.
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The only asset class not offering sub-zero returns
Most asset classes will provide negative real returns from now on, but there is one exception to this rule, according to US asset manager GMO.
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Artificial intelligence: fad or future?
Commercial applications for artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are on the rise, but is the sector offering very real investment potential or is it still the stuff of science fiction?
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Pimco Income needs ‘big new idea’ to continue outperformance
The Pimco Income Fund has been in unprecedented demand with investors this year, but why? We spoke to investors to discover the fund’s secret to success and whether it is likely to continue outperforming.
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The cash conundrum: What’s driving cash balances down?
Global fund managers were yesterday accused of flying too close to the sun when it was revealed that despite thinking equities are overvalued, risk-taking has hit an all-time high.
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Have marmite housebuilders bounced back?
UK housebuilders have come a long way since their lows post-EU referendum, but is the sector stable enough to ride the wave of higher inflation and continued political uncertainty?
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Investors flock to EM debt in yield-starved world
With most global fixed income markets priced for perfection, investors are flocking to the one yield hold-out left: emerging market debt. But are investors really being compensated for the risk?
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Will performance-based fees work?
Fund selectors applaud the “courageous” step by Fidelity to introduce performance-related management fees across all its funds by next year, but will the move really improve long-term performance after fees, and is the new model sustainable with most active funds failing to beat their benchmark?
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Modi’s big gamble: has demonetisation paid off?
It wasn’t just Donald Trump celebrating a key milestone this week, as it also marked the one-year anniversary of Narendra Modi’s radical demonetisation process in India.
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Has the Trump trade been trumped?
Investors have been hiking their allocations to risky assets since Donald Trump was elected US president exactly a year ago, but has he had any role in driving these flows?
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Investors deliver one-year verdict on Trump
Wednesday 8 November marks the one-year anniversary of the shock election of Donald Trump as president of the US. One-year on, and several thousand tweets later, we spoke to three investors to gauge their view on just what he has achieved since.
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What is people’s problem with offshore investments?
Another day, another major leak of sensitive data that reveals even the Queen of England has her fingers in some offshore-pies. But with everything legal and above board, are we at risk of sensationalising something that is pretty average?
