Investment
Investment | 22 Sep 17
Active versus passive performance and fund flows
The numbers behind the worldwide trend in terms of active and passive fund flows are explained by Stephen Andrews, head of UK strategic partnerships at Aberdeen Standard Investments.
Why you should care about the German elections
You may be forgiven for not staying up late this Sunday to watch the final results of Germany’s parliamentary elections come in. While chancellor Merkel is sure to win, the scale of her victory is likely to impact the future direction of bond spreads.
Ronaldo flogs high-risk scheme to 60m Twitter followers
The Portuguese player has bragged to his 59.7 million Twitter followers about a sponsorship agreement he signed with Cyprus-based Exness, a high-risk trading firm which allows investors to risk losing more than 500 times their original stake – many multiples of what some regulators say is appropriate for retail investors, according to a Bloomberg news report.
Investment | 21 Sep 17
Six ETFs for altruistic investors
As the proportion of socially responsible assets has soared, from 3.4% in 2014 to 22% today, the range of ETFs designed to capture this demand has grown. Sam Dickens, assistant portfolio manager at IG, looks at some of the best impact ETFs on offer.
Investment | 21 Sep 17
Hawkish Fed to taper from next month
The US Federal Reserve announced it will begin to unwind its quantitative easing programme in October, and said another rate hike this year is likely despite persistently low inflation.