Investment
Commodities | 19 Feb 16
Moody’s cuts Saudi growth outlook amid ratings slide
The impact of lower oil prices has caused ratings agency Moody’s to revise down its economic outlook for Saudi Arabia, in a week which saw rival agency Standard and Poor’s announce a two-notch downgrade of the country’s sovereign ratings.
Social impact investor surpasses £100m in capital raised
Capital raised by clients of UK-based social impact investment intermediary ClearySo surpassed £100m ($143.2m, €128.7m) this month, with £60m coming directly from the company’s network of institutional and high-net-worth individual investors.
Malta’s Merill launches total return income fund
Merill Sicav, a Malta-based multi-fund investment company, has launched its first sub-fund, called the Merill Total Return Income Fund, aimed at both retail and institutional investors.
Stress testing the multi-asset promise in Asia
Fund Selector Asia, IA’s sister publication, looks at the worst performing multi-asset funds during the volatility spike of the last 12 months, when the vast majority of these funds went underwater.
ANALYSIS: The US economy is making wealth managers earn their money
The United States accounts for around half of the global equities index so whether you like the asset class or not you can never ignore it, or eliminate it from a portfolio.