Investment
Fixed Income | 22 Feb 17
Investment trusts switching to quarterly dividends in droves
Yield-hungry investors have had their demands met by an increasing number of investment companies paying out quarterly dividends, new research from the Association of Investment Companies has shown.
Investment | 22 Feb 17
The benefits of buying cheap and holding on
Specialist wealth manager Saunderson House used its valuation principles to place some bold bets in 2016 and, though the wait may have proved uncomfortable, the moves paid off, says investment director Chris Sexton.
Asian equities defy Trump
Asian equities have given the US the finger. Despite Trump rejecting the TPP, the Asia stock market, as measured by the MSCI Asia ex Japan, was up 3.8% in sterling terms in January – a much better start to the year than all other major markets, bar Latin America.
Investment | 21 Feb 17
Investment strategies to get through Brexit
Prospects for the UK may be less than clear before Brexit negotiations begin, but what can be agreed is that opinion is divided when it comes to UK assets.
Property scheme investment advice unsuitable: Ombudsman
The UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has determined that advice given to a client by financial advice network The Falcon Group to invest £83,000 ($103,269, €97,263) of his pension fund in a scheme focused on the leisure property industry was not suitable.