The five biggest risks to your portfolio
Equity investors have by and large emerged unscathed from the first quarter, still bonds and commodities have suffered, and there are bigger risks facing portfolios going in to Q2.
UK
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Cofunds posts surge in pre-tax profit for 2014
UK investment platform Cofunds has reported an 83% increase in pre-tax profits of £7.7m for 2014 due in part to a big growth in retail pension assets using its service.
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BlackRock small cap head Ralph Cox resigns
BlackRock Investment Managements UK small and mid-cap equity team has undergone a leadership shift following the resignation of Ralph Cox.
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Best funds to play the peak
With the FTSE 100 having hit an all-time high on 20 March, the question for investors has become whether or not they should cash in or hang on for the possibility of continuing upward movement in UK equities.
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DeVere set for aggressive UK expansion
International advice firm deVere has announced plans to aggressively develop in the UK and capitalise on the areas improving economy and pension changes.
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Dont confuse volatility risk ahead of election
With the UK General Election just over six weeks away and the outcome still wide open, M&G Investments Steven Andrew is looking to use volatility to his advantage.
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Govt report expected to criticise
The UKs financial watchdog will face serious criticism this week over its announcement of an inquiry which caused stocks to plummet across the insurance market, reports suggest.
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FCA bans two former TMI directors
Two former directors of failed financial advisory firm TailorMade Independent (TMI), which advised clients on self-invested personal pension (SIPP) transfers into troubled overseas property company Harlequin, have been banned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Opportunity lies in election volatility
Simon Brazier, manager of Investec Asset Managements UK Alpha Fund, picks apart the possible outcomes of the upcoming UK general election.
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Longterm threats lurk
With the nation now aware of how a Conservative government would spend its money following George Osborne’s Budget announcement on Wednesday, attention turns to May 7 when the UK goes to the polls in what is one of the hardest elections to call in recent memory
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Unimpressed Woodford calls for reality check
Neil Woodford has called for a dose of reality on the Chancellors claims of a £7bn surplus by the end of the next parliament, and sees a more realistic scenario of a hole of over £120bn in the UKs public finances.
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Tax free lifetime allowance cut to 1m
The UK government is planning to cut the lifetime limit for tax-free pension saving to £1m from £1.25m, along with a series of measures designed to trigger a savings revolution.
