Investment
Japan announces $45bn fiscal stimulus package
Japan is set to launch $45bn (£34bn, €40.2bn) of new fiscal stimulus measures after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the cabinet gave the plan the go ahead.
Equities’ ‘Goldilocks’ backdrop unsustainable – Fidelity
Fidelity International’s multi-asset team, Fidelity Solutions, has cut its holding of equities and is now broadly neutral on a swathe of developed and emerging stock markets.
Investment | 1 Aug 16
OPINION: Zero-fee funds? Be careful what you wish for
Talk of a 0% fee for passive investing is an enticing prospect, but as core funds become cheaper so groups are encouraged to over-complicate the satellite.
Aberdeen raises £115m for residential property fund
Aberdeen Asset Management has raised £115m ($152.2m, €136m) of equity from UK pension funds to invest in the fast-growing UK private rented sector (PRS).
Commodities | 1 Aug 16
Commodity-focused trusts top Q2 performers – QuotedData
The best performing UK trusts in the second quarter of 2016 were focused on commodities and natural resources, Vietnam and Latin America, according to investor research group QuotedData.