Investment
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.
Macro Views | 15 Dec 17
Beware of inflation risk
Inflation expectation is prioritised as a major risk in the fund managed by Patrick Brenner, head of multi-asset investment Asia at Schroders.
Investment | 15 Dec 17
What can central banks do next?
It could be said that 2017 marked the beginning of the end of easy money as central banks started to move towards a tighter policy towards quantitative easing and interest rates. So, what is to come next?
Belgian robo-adviser joins forces with financial news media
A Belgian robo-advice firm is combining financial news with a portfolio builder to give readers access to investment opportunities.