Investment
Commodities | 19 Jan 16
Commodity price plunge could spark social unrest, Axa says
The sustained slide in prices puts several EM commodity exporters at risk for political and social instability, said a senior economist at Axa Investment Managers.
Emerging Markets | 19 Jan 16
Fund selectors rediscover EM equities
Investors are often accused of buying into a trend too late, when markets have already gone up a fair bit. But Europe’s fund buyers are putting on a brave face, and are already planning to move back into emerging market equities before they bounce back.
Fixed Income | 18 Jan 16
ANALYSIS: Time for investors to run for the hills or be brave?
It has been quite a start to the year in financial markets and the initial impulse many will have is to batten down the hatches and try to weatherproof portfolios.
Church House launches risk-rated model portfolio service
Church House Investment Management, a UK-based discretionary fund manager, has launched a range of six risk-rated managed portfolios.
Aussie adviser gets nine years for stealing A$9m
A financial adviser from Australia has been sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 33 counts of fraud and 21 counts of falsifying records that resulted in investors losing millions.