I was at a clay pigeon shoot this week, and it was remarkable how everyone played down their own chances of winning, even those who had brought their own guns. It got me wondering if our national characteristic of self-deprecation informs what we say about targets for our own economy and markets.
Like the dreaded long queue for a thrill ride at a theme park, the country has been waiting in trepidation for the next dip. Turns out we had nothing to worry about after all, did we?
Ignis has strengthened its UK equity offering, reuniting the team's head Graham Ashby with portfolio manager Mira Bhogaita.
Eric Holt looks at the outlook for sterling fixed income and explains why he sees risk mitigation as central to any fixed income allocation.
You’ll remember the last Budget’s much-derided ‘caravan tax’, but what can George Osborne do today to get the static UK economy moving forward again?
Global equity income funds have been among the strongest sellers this year, but with the thirst for yield obviously still intact it's odd that a portfolio mainstay, UK equity income funds, have fallen so far out of favour.
The number of UK-based investment professionals who feel corporate bonds are overpriced has doubled in the past year.
A new investment boutique has launched in the UK market which will offer a range of structured products charging an upfront fee on purchase.
Yesterday was our Fund Awards and very well done to all the winners; though as the pendulum swings back towards a stockpicker’s market, it’s clear that managers can struggle as much as anyone to get the macro calls right.
UK property fund investors have lost an average 11.4% over the past five years, according to a study conducted by Castle Trust.
The UK’s negative Q4 GDP results received a mixed response from asset management firms today, with some calling a triple-dip recession later this year while others said such interpretations were misleading.
Manager of the CF Miton Diversified Growth Fund, Simon Callow, has taken five new equity positions in the fund sending it into overweight territory in the asset class.
