Do investors really need those income stocks?
James Klempster, portfolio manager at Momentum Global Investment Management, questions whether dividend yields are too high.
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EM high yield beginning to look interesting – Harwood
Investors riding market volatility on their cash piles can find high yield opportunities in the emerging market income space, says Harwood Capital’s Richard Philbin.
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Sanlam UK wealth unit launches retirement income service
Sanlam Private Wealth, the UK wealth management arm of South African insurer Sanlam Group, has launched a retirement income service aimed at tackling the twin issues of living longer than expected and the huge range of investment choices.
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Buxton reveals all about new role/buys BP
Incoming OMGI chief executive Richard Buxton has stressed the £2.2bn UK Alpha Fund will still account for more than half of his time, addressing fears that his new role could see him lose focus on investment.
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FCA sets conduct rules for overseas banks, Solvency II firms
The FCA has published rules on how it will apply its accountability regime – aimed at improving professional banking standards – to overseas banks and Solvency II firms operating in the UK.
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Advisers not getting the best out of multi-asset funds
A large number of multi-asset allocation funds being used in model portfolios are highly correlated to the portfolios in question, new research by Natixis Global Investors shows.
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Morningstar to launch ESG fund scores in Q4
Morningstar plans to provide ESG scores for both mutual funds and ETFs by the fourth quarter of the year, it said on Thursday.
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Stockpickers’ delight as US enters next phase of cycle – Neptune
Bottom-up investing will be crucial to US equity investors as the market enters the next phase of the investment cycle, according to Neptune’s Felix Wintle.
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Modest rate rise on the cards as pace remains of most importance – RLAM
A Bank of England interest rate rise could come sooner than expected, says Royal London Asset Management chief economist Ian Kernohan, but pace remains of most importance.
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Yearsley takes non-exec role at Shore Financial
Ben Yearsley has taken on a non-executive role at IFA firm Shore Financial.
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PBOC: China to open FX market to foreigners
Yi Gang, deputy head of China’s central bank, said that qualified foreign institutions will be allowed to enter China’s FX market in order to bridge the gap between the yuan’s onshore and offshore rate.
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Factor Five: US funds for all states of play
Profiting from the world’s largest and most entrepreneurial economy is never an easy feat and, with equities looking expensive, it is clearly time to be very selective.