Investment
Cautious funds the winners in FE ratings rebalance
Six funds jumped from one crown to five in the latest FE Research ratings rebalance, while 13 previously unrated funds jumped straight to the highest possible rating.
Invesco rolls out UK residential property fund
Invesco Real Estate has launched the UK Private Rented Sector Fund, and simultaneously announced its first close having already raised £250m ($356.6m, €327.5m).
Investment | 18 Jan 16
Asset managers see fintech opportunities
Asset managers across the UK are cautiously optimistic and expect business volumes, fee income, commissions, and investments to rise. They remain, however, acutely aware that their future is very much dependant on global equity markets and global economic conditions, according to PwC.
Hong Kong regulator shuts suspected boiler rooms
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has frozen a total of HK$600,000 ($77,000, £54,000) in the bank accounts of three suspected boiler rooms.
Global ETF market soars, BlackRock earnings disappoint
The worldwide market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) saw record inflows of $350.9bn in 2015 as investors flocked to new fixed income trackers and looked outside the US for better equity returns.