Investment
Commodities | 2 May 17
ANALYSIS: Is now the time to go overweight oil majors?
The first quarter has proved lucrative for the gargantuan oil companies of Exxon, Chevron and BP. But are their fortunes purely macro-driven or are there other reasons for investors to reconsider the sector?
Aberdeen outflow respite down to currency moves
Aberdeen Asset Management has said its outflows slowed in the second quarter to £2.5bn ($3.2bn, €3bn), but analysts said they doubt this reflects a true change in client sentiment.
Multi Asset | 2 May 17
Schroders launches fund to defy short-term market moves
Schroders has launched a multi-asset fund for Johanna Kyrklund designed to weather potential storms in equity and bond markets.
Malaysia’s Islamic mutual funds see assets decline
Malaysia’s sharia-compliant mutual funds have seen assets under management decline from the peak of 40.7% in March 2016 to 39.4% in March 2017, according to data from Morningstar.
Investment | 28 Apr 17
US growth drops to weakest in three years
US real GDP increased at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, the slowest pace since the first quarter of 2014.