Investment
Alternatives | 21 Dec 17
Offshore jurisdictions vie for cryptocurrency dominance
While investors may find the allure of stellar returns on Bitcoins too much to resist, offshore centres are catching up to offer services and regulations for the emerging cryptocurrencies.
Investment | 20 Dec 17
2018: Another year of boring markets inching up?
EFG joins the consensus that basically expects a continuation of market conditions from 2017, and the firm maintains overweights on the US, Japan and EM equities.
Alternatives | 19 Dec 17
Global whisky investors’ £10k habit
Whisky investors are spending on average £10,000 a year on rare malts and amassing collections worth £75m, according to a world wide survey.
Alternatives | 19 Dec 17
How 2017 was a record breaker for investment trusts
Secondary fundraising within investment trusts hit an all-time high of £6bn in 2017, up £1bn on last year, according to research from the Association of Investment Companies.
Alternatives | 18 Dec 17
Fund selectors talk up ESG but slow to take action
Almost 60% of fund selectors believe environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies will become more integrated into portfolios, though most currently have low or no weighting towards these strategies, according to a survey.