Inflation-linked bonds attractive despite uncertain outlook
Despite a murkier outlook for global inflation, there could be “positive surprises” ahead which make inflation-linked bonds an attractive diversifier, Fidelity International says.
Despite a murkier outlook for global inflation, there could be “positive surprises” ahead which make inflation-linked bonds an attractive diversifier, Fidelity International says.
John Chatfeild-Roberts, head of Jupiter’s multi-manager Merlin range, has doubts over whether the Federal Reserve can successfully pull off its tightening regime.
Neptune Investment Management has confirmed plans to close its £0.5m US Mid Cap Fund and that its manager Patrick Close has left the firm.
The stand-off between US president Donald Trump and North Korea has led to a spike in gold and silver prices, with financial markets adopting a safety first attitude in the immediate aftermath of escalating tensions.
China was the best performing country last month, while momentum beat other factors like quality, MSCI has reported.
Since the financial crisis, investors have increasingly turned to equities to provide an income. One favourite has been the £63.5bn IA UK Equity Income sector, but this has suffered two months of investor outflows. Taking this on board, Architas investment director Adrian Lowcock suggests five ways investors can diversify their income.
Despite a strong showing from its investment management business and higher profits for the group as a whole, Legal & General’s shares tumbled 2% on Wednesday.
An appeal by the former chief executive of an adviser network to overturn a ban on having ‘significant influence’ on any regulated activity has been struck down and a fine upheld by the UK’s Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Chamber.
Waverton Investment Management has appointed David Rosier as a non-executive chairman, replacing John Anderson who has retired after 25 years with the firm.
Fund selectors are losing enthusiasm for absolute return funds and appetite for long/short equity and bond funds as well as multi-strategy funds has fallen to its lowest point in two years.
Lincoln Private Investment Office’s CIO Fred Hervey is anxious about a comeback for the US dollar and a potential market sell-off, but he says the group is sticking by its EM conviction because of its “margin of safety” from good valuations.
This Wednesday (9 August) marks 10 years since the global financial crisis began, the morning BNP Paribas finally halted redemptions from funds containing now-infamous CDO instruments. We take a look at six sectors to see where you would have been best placed to invest in the decade that followed.