In his latest blog, M&Gs Richard Woolnough reflects on Mervyn Kings recent proclamations that we may well be less than half-way though this fiscal crisis. The question is: do investors have the patience to sit tight in low-yielding assets for another five years?
UK private investors sold £1bn in domestic equities between March and May, representing the largest net selling in five years, according to share administrator Capita Registrars.
President Hollande has just won an election campaigning for growth in defiance of the age of austerity, but what would happen if UK PLC were to be stricter in adopting the same approach?
John Husselbee explains why the UK in particular offers plenty of opportunities for active fund managers and good stock pickers.
The renaming of British Portfolio Trust to BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust has been approved by shareholders following the appointment in March of the fund giant as its investment manager.
Just like those pasties the politicians were trying a little too hard to enjoy this week, general sentiment towards UK consumer-facing businesses is lukewarm at best while our high streets remain a bit crusty around the edges.
John Redwood sifts through the OBR’s forecast figures for UK economic growth and assesses where the growth will come from.
Ignis decision to hire Graham Ashby for its UK Equity Income Fund is a shrewd move, though it is clear it still has much work to do before it can challenge the big boys in the sector.
Whatever BlackRock might say publicly, the removal of Mark Lyttleton from the UK Fund he has managed for over 12 years will be interpreted as further evidence of the cutthroat nature of asset management.
WH Ireland is looking to raise an initial £10m for its latest launch, EIS Growth Fund.
The real encouraging sign from 2011 is that liquid gold outperformed metal gold, remarked Lindsell Trains co-founder Nick Train to me earlier this week. What was he talking about?
Outspoken independent economist Roger Nightingale explains why the UK’s decision to stay out of Europe has historically always been the right one though now wants a referendum over the issue.
