Analysis
Companies | analysis 3 Oct 16
Henderson/Janus merger highlights increasing need for scale
The ink is not dry and already commentators are hailing the merger of Henderson Global Investors and Janus Capital as an example of what is to come.
Investment | analysis 29 Sep 16
ANALYSIS: Is a Trump presidency the best outcome for investors?
If Donald Trump gets elected to the US Presidency, this could turn out to be a blessing for the US economy, according to a US equity fund manager.
Fixed Income | analysis 28 Sep 16
ANALYSIS: Why you should have stuck with gilts
While the popularity of different asset classes will ebb and flow, the one thing I have learned in my 11 years in financial journalism is that gilts are never a fashionable choice.
Best Practice | analysis 28 Sep 16
Product Spotlight: review of Hansard Vantage Platinum II
In the second of a series of three independent reviews of international life products, Brian O’Neill, consultant at Isle of Man-based actuary and consultancy firm Boal & Co, puts the spotlight on Hansard’s regular premium product called Vantage Platinum II.
Property | analysis 27 Sep 16
UK property freeze thaws but open-ended fund days numbered
Following suspensions of trading and value adjustments at most of the leading UK property funds in early July, September has seen the crisis abate to a large extent.