Investment
Investment | 25 May 16
Three sentenced to 20 years over £80m UK Ponzi scheme
Three men convicted of defrauding investors out of almost £80m ($116.4m, €104m) in a London-based Ponzi scheme to fund their lavish lifestyles have been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison.
Investment | 25 May 16
Investment strategies for a summer of uncertainty
Summer 2016 will present a number of geo-political concerns for investors – the biggest of which is the run up to, and the aftermath of, the EU Referendum vote. Click through the slides below to see what Tom Stevenson, investment director for personal investing at Fidelity International, suggests investors can do to prepare themselves for a potential summer of volatility.
Survey: Hong Kong investors warm to ETF benefits
But Natixis GAM, which conducted the study, believes they may be over-estimating the passive products.
Investment | 24 May 16
Don’t be afraid to let go of ‘cherished holdings’
The heart wants what it wants, but investors shouldn’t let sentimentality get in the way of the health of their portfolios, cautions Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management.
Commodities | 24 May 16
Commodities remain hurdle for US high-yield
Carl Whitbeck, head of US high yield at Axa IM, expects the struggling commodities sector and ongoing uncertainty around future Fed action to lead to greater volatility in the high yield space.