Investment
Investment | 24 May 17
Investors put their money where their mouth is
European investors did in April what could, or perhaps even should, be expected from them: they sold US equities and bought the assets they said they would.
UK fraudsters fined £2m over property scam
A long-running investigation by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finally ended after eight men were convicted and fined over £2m (€2.3m, $2.5m) for running a property scam which conned investors out of more than £4.3m.
Macro Views | 24 May 17
Warning of ‘volatile summer for markets’ due to Trump and China
Financial markets could turn volatile this summer after one of the biggest multi-asset investing teams in the City of London warned its forecasting models were indicating possible trouble ahead.
Invesco Powershares launches ‘unique’ S&P 500 Ucits ETF
Invesco PowerShares, the exchange-traded funds arm of Invesco, has launched a refined version of an S&P 500 ETF under the Ucits framework.
Majority of emerging markets funds in Asia underperform
More than half of emerging market equity funds available for sale in Hong Kong and Singapore underperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, FE data shows.