Jessica Tasman-Jones is news editor at Portfolio Adviser and covers fund selection, asset allocation and portfolio construction for intermediaries, as well as industry news and regulation. Previously she has held roles covering the fund selection and financial advice industries at Fund Strategy and Money Marketing, and the family office industry at Campden Wealth. Before moving to the UK in 2012, she worked as reporter for Fairfax Media in New Zealand.
Equity volatility hits Artemis and Invesco bond funds

Investment | 11 Apr 18

Equity volatility hits Artemis and Invesco bond funds

Sterling Strategic Bond funds with large allocations to equities have fallen from top to bottom quartile in the year to date, coinciding with volatility returning to stock markets after a buoyant 2017.

Chinese bonds add diversification to global index

Asia | 5 Apr 18

Chinese bonds add diversification to global index

The inclusion of Chinese bonds in the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Index is an incremental step in China opening up its economy that has been welcomed by investors, but their introduction to popular emerging market indices could be more disruptive.

Woodford pharma darling proposes de-listing and liquidation

Equities | 4 Apr 18

Woodford: UK growth set to top OECD

Neil Woodford has told investors the UK is set to become the fastest-growing economy in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by the end of 2018 as he notes institutional investors remain underinvested in the country post Brexit.

Investment | 3 Apr 18

Funds could create ‘wider problem’ for tech sell off

Global equity funds with large allocations to tech could trigger a “wider problem” if Monday’s sell off continues, with many investors exposed to the sector even if they do not have direct holdings.

Emerging Markets | 3 Apr 18

Saudi Arabia emerging market upgrade creates opportunities

Saudi Arabia’s promotion from frontier to emerging market in FTSE Russell indices is an opportunity for short-term investors to take profits, while longer-term investors can take the announcement as confirmation the market is moving in the right direction.