There wasn’t an awful lot in the Budget for investment and wealth managers, with even pensions largely left out of Hammond’s speech, but there was plenty in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s forecast to drum up fears for the future.
Managers of investment trusts appear to be de-risking their portfolios, suggesting a hint of caution regarding global markets as we approach the end of the year.
Most asset classes will provide negative real returns from now on, but there is one exception to this rule, according to US asset manager GMO.
Commercial applications for artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are on the rise, but is the sector offering very real investment potential or is it still the stuff of science fiction?
The Pimco Income Fund has been in unprecedented demand with investors this year, but why? We spoke to investors to discover the fund’s secret to success and whether it is likely to continue outperforming.
Global fund managers were yesterday accused of flying too close to the sun when it was revealed that despite thinking equities are overvalued, risk-taking has hit an all-time high.
UK housebuilders have come a long way since their lows post-EU referendum, but is the sector stable enough to ride the wave of higher inflation and continued political uncertainty?
With most global fixed income markets priced for perfection, investors are flocking to the one yield hold-out left: emerging market debt. But are investors really being compensated for the risk?
Fund selectors applaud the “courageous” step by Fidelity to introduce performance-related management fees across all its funds by next year, but will the move really improve long-term performance after fees, and is the new model sustainable with most active funds failing to beat their benchmark?
It wasn’t just Donald Trump celebrating a key milestone this week, as it also marked the one-year anniversary of Narendra Modi’s radical demonetisation process in India.
Investors have been hiking their allocations to risky assets since Donald Trump was elected US president exactly a year ago, but has he had any role in driving these flows?
Wednesday 8 November marks the one-year anniversary of the shock election of Donald Trump as president of the US. One-year on, and several thousand tweets later, we spoke to three investors to gauge their view on just what he has achieved since.
