Trading tantrums: Should DIY platforms stop treating investors like children?
In restricting access to certain funds and trusts, are platforms making an assumption that DIY investors are incapable of grown-up value assessments?
Interactive Investor
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Interactive Investor: 80% planning to increase equity exposure for 2024
Investors increasingly bullish towards UK market
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Autumn Statement 2023: No IHT changes ‘missed opportunity’ for Chancellor
As rumours circulated of potential cuts to the increasingly complex tax
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Scottish Mortgage and Fundsmith Equity ousted from Interactive Investor’s top spots
City of London becomes most purchased investment trust while Royal London Short Term Money Market leads for funds
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UK wage growth rises above inflation for first time since October 2021
7.8% increase between June and August
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Nine out of ten private investors report ‘rarely or never’ attending AGMs, says AIC
60% of respondents also report ‘rarely or never’ voting their shares
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Interactive Investor: Sustainable investment exposure ticks upwards in 2023
Women and younger investors are leading the charge
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GAM Star Credit Opportunities placed under review by Interactive Investor Super 60
Due to uncertainty over the Swiss asset manager’s future
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Numis: AI frenzy ‘subsides’ as retail investors flock to ‘usual suspect’ investment trusts in August
Scottish Mortgage, City of London and F&C dominate platform buylists
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Food fuels 4.1% UK retail sales increase
Non-food sales dropped 0.2% in August, according to British Retail Consortium
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Abrdn relegated to FTSE 250 for second time in 12 months
After re-joining the FTSE 100 in December 2022
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Jackson Hole a ‘pivotal’ moment for central banks with policy set to diverge
Commentators have pondered the significance of the three-day meeting