Investment | 18 Aug 17
Preparing for a market correction – hedge or diversify?
The bulls and bears are out in force, divided over the prospect of a market correction in the near future, but is it wise to hedge equity exposure or is good old-fashioned diversification the way to go?
MassMutual Asia sold to investor group for $1bn
A finance firm set up by Alibaba founder Jack Ma has led the acquisition of Hong Kong-based MassMutual Asia by a group of regionally based investors.
PEOPLE MOVES: Deutsche Bank, Liberty Sipp, Aegon
German behemoth Deutsche Bank has replaced its US chief Bill Woodley, while pension provider Liberty Sipp has a new finance and operations director, and life insurer Aegon UK a new head of marketing communications.
Aussie adviser banned and convicted of 97 counts of fraud
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) has permanently banned a former adviser who was found guilty of 97 counts of fraud and 10 counts of stealing and sentenced to six and a half years’ imprisonment.
Investment | 18 Aug 17
Bull market party ‘has to end’
The problem with the dying days of an equity bull market is that it is difficult to be sure when it will end and how high it will go in the meantime. This, for Jim Wood-Smith, chief investment officer for private clients at Hawksmoor Investment Management, is the key dilemma in today’s markets. As he says: “We can see what will happen but we don’t know when.”