Crispin Odey to sue regulator over Wirecard short-selling ban
The German regulator sought to stem short-selling in the financial payments business at the start of 2019
Germany
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Under the bonnet as Europe’s largest economy slows
Germany still on course for growth as trade issues hit industrials
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Royal London opens Ireland subsidiary
Brexit sees the company ‘writing a new chapter’ with the creation of 20 jobs in Dublin
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Seven Black Friday bargains
Consumers in the UK and globally will seek out bargains on Black Friday, but what about the investment world? Portfolio Adviser looks at the views of seven managers and areas in the market that they see as undervalued.
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PA ANALYSIS: Has German election killed the European Spring?
Many fund managers dismissed the historical German election results as “insignificant for markets”, but they have failed to consider its impact on the status quo and the possible reversal of recent political trends.
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Why the German election matters
You may be forgiven for not staying up late this Sunday to watch the results of Germany’s parliamentary elections, but Chancellor Merkel’s widely-anticipated victory is likely to impact the future direction of bond spreads.
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European REITs will become ‘main beneficiary’ of negative rates – Baring
In the eurozone’s current negative interest rate environment, Baring Multi Asset Group’s Christopher Mahon predicts European REITs will emerge as the preferred alternative to government bonds for risk-averse investors.
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Keep your eyes on the road and your hand on the economy – Charles Stanley
Charles Stanley’s John Redwood on how keeping an eye on the auto industry provides a bellwether for the global economy.
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Baring flags up German opportunities
Baring Asset Management has pointed to German equities as an asset class investors should target, despite ongoing trouble for the European Union.
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PA ANALYSIS: Ways to beat the heat in the bond pressure cooker
After months of grinding yield compression the pressure valve on the German sovereign bond market was released, with 10-year bund yields jumping almost ten-fold in the space of a few days.
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German bunds collapse more important than election – Miton’s Jane
The General Election may have dominated the headlines this week, but bond investors should be much more concerned by the bund price plunge, says Miton Asset Management’s David Jane.
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Germanys seventh heaven mirrored in equities
Ive been trying to resist mentioning Germanys humbling of Brazil in the World Cup on Tuesday, but investors might like to know that the German DAX has outperformed Brazilian equities by sevenfold in the past five years.