DFMs bide their time on negative oil prices
WTI contracts hit by ‘double whammy’ of supply glut and coronavirus lockdown
Analysis
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What is the right way to approach executive pay during the coronavirus crisis?
‘We will give short shrift to pleas that managements’ experiences should be any different from those of their workforces’
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Are boutiques really better placed to navigate volatility?
Two studies find smaller fund houses deliver a premium in European small and mid cap and GEM
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Former Woodford portfolios signal how coronavirus could knock trapped investors
Link Equity Income fund hasn’t signalled how the market sell-off will hit timelines for fund wind down
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Multi-asset income funds tap into credit as £20bn worth of dividends slashed
Companies have been pressured to drop dividends amid the Covid-19 fallout but coupons are still being paid out
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Risk-rated portfolio providers defend under fire quant strategies
Goldman Sachs says the Covid-19 crisis is worse for systematic strategies than ‘quant quake’ in 2007
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How have absolute return funds fared against Covid-19 volatility?
Only eight funds in the sector achieved a positive return during the worst period of the sell-off
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Has coronavirus really made fund buyers more risk averse?
Last Word Research finds UK investors less apprehensive than during other times of uncertainty
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SJP’s macho culture put into cold hard numbers with gender pay gap report
FTSE 100 wealth manager falls among the top five worst offenders on gender pay
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How to help clients near retirement as Covid-19 spreads
If advisers haven’t reduced exposure to risk and volatility then the ‘horse has bolted’
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Sterling high yield bond funds survive first coronavirus liquidity test but defaults loom
FCA had singled out bonds in recent concerns over liquidity mismatch in daily dealing funds
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Is business-as-usual possible for advisers working from home?
The FCA has told the advice industry they should be offering services online or by phone
