Investment
MSCI changes tack on including China A-share in indexes
Index provider MSCI has outlined new proposals designed to overcome issues preventing it from adding the shares of mainland Chinese companies to several key equity indexes, which should effectively allow a limited number of stocks to be included.
Markets shrug off May’s Article 50 notification – are they right?
UK prime minister Theresa May picked an early fight with EU leaders in her letter formally triggering the UK’s Brexit process though bond, equity and currency markets hardly responded. But perhaps they should have.
Fixed Income | 29 Mar 17
JP Morgan: There is still opportunity in credit
After a recent survey found more than 80% of investors believed corporate bonds were overvalued, a JP Morgan portfolio manager has argued the case for keeping money in the asset class.
BlackRock reveals major overhaul of active equity offering
US asset management giant BlackRock has revealed a major shake-up of its actively managed equity funds, including job cuts and a greater use of technology in stock picking.
Best Practice | 29 Mar 17
HSBC GAM latest passive provider to join ETF Forum
HSBC Global Asset Management is the latest exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider to join the ETF Forum, an industry body tasked with educating UK financial advisers about the passive investment products.