Investment
Investment | 21 Dec 17
Trio jailed for misleading investors in £1.4m scam
Three people have been jailed for their role in an investment scheme which misled vulnerable older people into buying £1.4m of worthless shares.
The key to the best income strategy
Invesco’s Rob Stabler sets out the key reason why global equities work well in an income portfolio.
Hargreaves backs Woodford despite rejection threat
Hargreaves Lansdown has backed Neil Woodford’s flagship equity fund despite fears it could drop out of its Investment Association sector on the back of lacklustre performance in 2017.
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.