Investment
FTSE 100 slumps under 6,000 despite petrol price fall
The FTSE 100 has slumped to under 6,000 during trading on Friday as miners and some financials suffered big falls.
Emerging Markets | 11 Dec 15
Nine EM funds to consider for 2016
Investors in emerging markets are taking a view that the gap in GDP per capita can be closed by above-average growth in these economies and, consequently their equities markets, argues Caspar Rock, CIO at Architas.
Investment | 10 Dec 15
SLI controversially ends trail commissions
Standard Life Investments (SLI) has written to financial advisers informing them that they will no longer receive renewal commission on SLI retail class shares from 31 March 2016.
Fixed Income | 10 Dec 15
Carney holds fire on rates as confidence dips
The Bank of England confirmed today rates will be held steady at 0.5% as widely expected just as data emerged showing a small dip in UK consumer confidence.
Top-down views just the tonic for healthcare stock-pickers
Healthcare is one of those sectors that has a global appeal as illness does not discriminate. We talked to Derek Taner to get his positives on the world’s ills.