Provident Financial’s executive chairman dies
Provident Financial has confirmed that its executive chairman Manjit Wolstenholme has died at the age of 53.
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SLI adds global credit and Reits to MyFolio range
The £10bn Standard Life Investments (SLI) MyFolio range has added global corporate bonds, short-dated global corporate bonds and Reits to its portfolio.
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Equities to rise despite high valuations, says NN IP
High valuations are not an indication that equity markets will continue their upward trend in 2018 and investors should focus on trends instead, believes Valentijn van Nieuwenhuijzen, CIO of NN Investment Partners.
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Seven Black Friday bargains
Consumers in the UK and globally will seek out bargains on Black Friday, but what about the investment world? Portfolio Adviser looks at the views of seven managers and areas in the market that they see as undervalued.
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BlackRock adds to fixed income ETF range
BlackRock has launched a new exchange traded fund which offers investors the ability to track a flagship global investment grade debt index.
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Walker Crips’ profits grow tenfold
Walker Crips Group saw profit before tax surge 900%, around 10 times higher, from £50,000 to £500,000 over the first half of the year.
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Liontrust braces for £1.5m Mifid hit
Liontrust has warned investors to expect up to a £1.5m hit to revenues from its decision to absorb research costs under incoming Mifid II regulation.
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Woodford: Prothena conviction ‘as strong as ever’
Neil Woodford has doubled down on his conviction to Prothena and has accused the market of coming to the wrong conclusion on the success of its lead drug.
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Can transparency be counterproductive?
Telling clients about all the risks involved in an investment makes it appear less risky and more attractive, a study has found.
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Housebuilders’ shares tumble as Hammond vows to curb ‘land banking’
Shares across Britain’s biggest housebuilders were hit in the wake of Philip Hammond’s threat to crack down on the developer practice of “land banking.”
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Budget 2017: What asset managers should know
A long-term strategy for the asset management industry was among the raft of measures announced in Wednesday’s budget, alongside news of slowing growth, slashed Stamp Duty and an extra £3bn in the Brexit pot.
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Charles Stanley warns on profit despite 53% increase
Charles Stanley has warned that without an increase in trading activity or other revenue, it is unlikely to meet its market expectations for 2017.
