Investment
Investment | 1 Aug 16
Wealthy investors reducing UK exposure post Brexit
Most high net worth individuals are looking to reduce their exposure to UK-based assets in the wake of the country’s vote to leave the European Union, according to deVere Group.
Investment | 29 Jul 16
M&G and Aberdeen still in the doghouse
Tilney Bestinvest’s “Spot the Dog” report names M&G Investments as the firm with the highest number of assets in underperforming funds and Aberdeen Asset Management as the fund house with the most ‘dog funds’.
Fixed Income | 29 Jul 16
Record low gov’t bonds see rising interest in spread trading
With global growth slowing and developed-market government bonds at a record low, fixed income managers are focusing on opportunities in spread sectors.
Investment | 29 Jul 16
Advisers, platforms to drive global ETF assets to over $7trn
Growth in exchange traded funds (ETFs) is expected to accelerate over the next five years driven by financial advisers and platforms, with global assets under management (AUM) set to exceed $7trn (£5.3trn, €6.3trn) by 2021, according to a PwC report.
Markets flat as Japan leaves helicopters grounded
Markets were largely flat on Friday as investors digested the news that Japan has decided not to launch the ‘helicopter money’ that some see as the answer to its economic struggles.