Investment
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.
Fidelity steps up passives price war
Fidelity International has stepped up the passives price war with the launch of six low cost cross-border equity index funds and the reduction of pricing on three existing UK-domiciled index funds.
Time to be bullish or bearish on tech?
Technology stocks have recently come under significant pressure, dragged down by the sharp fall in the Faangs. But is the sector in a bubble that is about to burst or just going through a healthy correction?
Investment | 10 Apr 18
Multi-managers abandon property for absolute return
Multi-managers are shunning UK commercial property funds in favour of absolute return vehicles to avoid correlation with equities and fixed income, and improve portfolio liquidity.
Property fund slams closure of Serious Fraud Office case
An investigation into allegations of fraud against investment companies operated by Guernsey-based Stirling Mortimer has been closed by the Serious Fraud Office due to insufficient evidence – a decision that has been strongly criticised by the fund house.