Commodities

  • Top five ways to strike gold

    Top five ways to strike gold

    The lure of gold is as ancient as Greek mythology itself, but not always has this commodity given investors the Midas touch.

  • PA ANALYSIS commodities or commodity investing

    PA ANALYSIS commodities or commodity investing

    Commodities offer investors very little, according to Bill ONeill, or tremendous diversification, according to ETF Securities. Whose side are you on?

  • Investors buy back into gold at 1980s prices

    Investors buy back into gold at 1980s prices

    Last month was the worst November for gold prices in more than 30 years, but investors pounced on the precious metals weakness to add to their positions.

  • Why Hanson is backing equities and high yield

    Why Hanson is backing equities and high yield

    Tristan Hanson, Ashburton’s head of asset allocation, runs through his outlook for 2014, and why he’s backing equities and high yield to deliver next year.

  • Gregson readies resources fund for recovery

    Gregson readies resources fund for recovery

    Neil Gregson believes commodities have hit rock bottom and is readying his JPMorgan Natural Resources Fund for a recovery.

  • Gold Tumbling like it is 1982

    Gold Tumbling like it is 1982

    Gold has had torrid time of late, but is it about to change?

  • hedge fund performance 2013

    hedge fund performance 2013

    Hedgies have posted some of their best returns for 2013 though out of favour commodity strategies are continuing to come under pressure.

  • UBS launches diversified commodities ETF

    UBS launches diversified commodities ETF

    UBS Global Asset Management has launched a new commodities ETF which tracks the UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Total Return Index, a benchmark weighted according to economic and liquidity data and individual commodities’ global consumption patterns.

  • Natural resources steeled for an uptick

    Natural resources steeled for an uptick

    Natural resources are an attractive long term investment proposition while record low valuations of assets make this the ideal time to invest across the asset class according to one fund management team.

  • food business can satisfy investors hunger

    food business can satisfy investors hunger

    Barings' Marino Valensise explains why a growing and hungry world population makes a compelling investment case for soft commodities and farmland.

  • commodity kings feel chill as supercycle nears end

    commodity kings feel chill as supercycle nears end

    After a decade's headwind, Mark Rider has identified a momentum shift in the commodities super cycle with prices likely to fall gradually for the next decade alongside weaker demand and supply.

  • barclays absolute return commodity fund UK

    barclays absolute return commodity fund UK

    Barclays is to introduce a sterling share class of its commodity-based absolute return Capital Combats Fund into the UK.