Defaqto has singled out ‘mandate fulfilment’ and ‘tail risk’ in its new Diamond Rating for absolute return funds, but investors still face a tough task in finding a strategy with the right cut for their needs.
In holding interest rates at rock bottom this week, the Federal Reserve has set a dangerous precedent which may come back to haunt it, and the global economy.
A Winterflood Business Services survey recently revealed that out of 216 companies surveyed, 67% now exceed the required industry market cap of £100m, while 43% have market cap of more than £250m.
Investment companies have raised £3.9bn in this year-to-date, already more than any full calendar year in history, the Association of Investment Companies said on Wednesday.
With the most anticipated interest rate decision of recent times imminent, it seems the Federal Reserve is firmly stuck between a rock and a hard place.
The Investment Association’s grandly titled ‘State of the Investing Nation’ report covers many familiar themes, but the greater sophistication of funds and their investors is what really needs to be addressed.
Journalists love conflict. It sells newspapers. It gets people tuning in to radio and TV. Which is why we are so quick to frame something as a battle between two diametrically opposed sides.
Strengthened fiscal policy, tax system reforms and infrastructure spending are big promises coming from the Chinese Ministry of Finance this week, but will this be enough to tempt back investors back?
News that John Chatfeild-Roberts is relinquishing the chief investment officer reins at Jupiter to focus solely on managing his £8bn Merlin fund range may be a telling sign of the times.
Generally speaking, when a company announces plans to cut its dividend, sell assets and raise equity, it is not followed by a 10% spike in its share price.
Volatility expectations have been given a shot in the arm by August’s wild swings, but despite this many investors are determined to stay the course.
Data out from the Association of British Insurers and the Office for National Statistics in the past few days should have asset managers rubbing their hands with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.
