UK retail sales: December decline shows economy ‘is not out of the woods’
Volumes fell 3.2% in December despite expectations of a minor 0.3% decline
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Morningstar: Investors need to keep their eyes on the horizon amid market volatility
Investors are increasingly opting for the safety of cash over uncertain equity markets
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Morningstar: Equity funds leak £18bn in second-worst year on record for outflows
Money market funds were the only asset class to achieve positive net flows in 2023
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Inflation upside surprise a ‘bitter pill to swallow’ for BoE
Tobacco and alcohol prices contributed to the 0.1% increase on November’s 3.9% CPI figure
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Passives to be ‘significantly underrepresented’ in SDR labels
Morningstar analysis shows high number are not within the scope of FCA labelling regime
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Square Mile hires Louise Babin as senior investment research analyst
Babin will specialise in analysing fixed income strategies
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Guardians of the galaxy: What does the future of asset management look like?
As more and more long-serving managers hang up their spreadsheets, DFMs and wealth managers surmise what the future of asset management will look like
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What does the pressure on offshore wind farms mean for the energy trust sector?
The wide discounts and high yields on many trusts give significant margin for error
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UK GDP stalls between July and September
Higher interest rates ‘slowing down the pace of activity’
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‘Everything you do needs to have accessibility in mind’: Morningstar, Axa and Invesco on bridging the disability employment gap
MP Tom Pursglove also discussed barriers to entry at Diversity Project’s Demystifying Disability Confident event
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There is no ‘magic formula’ when it comes to fund selection in absolute return space
Shining a spotlight on a sector cloaked in mystique following the fall of Abrdn Gars, do targeted absolute return funds still have the power to attract investors?
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Morningstar’s Coop: How do deal with the unforecastable in portfolios
Morningstar’s Mike Coop discusses ‘disappointingly and puzzling poor’ forecasting in the industry
