Investment
Investment | 10 Jan 18
Advisers resist upping passive exposure
Active funds remain advisers’ top product of choice when building portfolios after research found more than half invested less than 20% of client money into passive funds.
Neuberger blasts credit agencies over ESG failings
“Much more needs to be done” by the big three credit ratings agencies to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns into their issuer ratings, according to Neuberger Berman.
Law firm pursuing Ingenious targets second film tax scheme
Former sports stars are among a group of investors taking legal action in the UK against Scion Films for losses incurred from mis-sold investments in film tax schemes with the help of the law firm taking similar action against Ingenious Media.
Emerging Markets | 9 Jan 18
What Mark Mobius has done for emerging markets
Whenever a fund manager has a prolonged period of success in their area, certain terms get bandied about as to their status within that field. One favourite used by journalists is ‘guru’, indicating a manager has moved on from ordinary status, to the extraordinary.
Investment | 8 Jan 18
Performance-linked fees work best for fixed income funds
Fidelity International’s move to change its charging structure to a performance-linked fee has been welcomed but is seen as a risky move which may not be sustainable, according to fund selectors around Europe.