Investment
Investor confidence doubles over 12 months – Lloyds Private Bank
UK investors shrugged off leaving the EU, German election uncertainty, terrorism, the fall in the pound and a shaky housing market to say they were feeling bullish.
Investment | 21 Nov 17
Patience running out for Woodford trust as largest holding hit
This week has brought more bad news for Neil Woodford’s Patient Capital Trust, as shares in his largest holding Prothena tanked.
HSBC fined record HK$400m for Lehman Brothers-related failures
A Hong Kong tribunal has upheld disciplinary action taken against the local branch of HSBC Group’s Swiss private banking business for “material systemic failures” in relation to the sale of structured products, including from Lehman Brothers, in the run up to the global financial crisis.
Emerging Markets | 21 Nov 17
The only asset class not offering sub-zero returns
Most asset classes will provide negative real returns from now on, but there is one exception to this rule, according to US asset manager GMO.
Fixed Income | 20 Nov 17
Global dividends jump 14.5%
Global dividends grew at their fastest rate for more than three years in the third quarter of 2017, with the UK putting in the strongest performance, according to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.