Features
Europe | features 22 Mar 17
ANALYSIS: Fixed maturity funds – Has the opportunity passed?
2016 saw some highly successful launches of fixed maturity bond funds as investors took the opportunity to lock in attractive yields combined with reduced duration risk. But are such products still worth buying now, with credit spreads having sunk below their long-time average?
Equities | features 2 Mar 17
US equity bull market to keep on rolling: Morningstar
After a slow start, US equities gathered steam towards the end of 2016 to become the sector’s best performer, a sign that the durable US bull market keep on rolling.
Equities | features 22 Feb 17
US equities – the Trump honeymoon period continues
A little over a month into Donald Trump’s presidency, US equity indices are at record highs and money keeps flowing into the asset class. Are markets right to be sanguine?
Investment | features 22 Feb 17
The benefits of buying cheap and holding on
Specialist wealth manager Saunderson House used its valuation principles to place some bold bets in 2016 and, though the wait may have proved uncomfortable, the moves paid off, says investment director Chris Sexton.
Life | features 9 Feb 17
Disclosure is a benefit, ‘not an enemy’
Having avoided the high commission trap, Isle of Man-headquartered IOMA Group is well placed to thrive in the new world of fee disclosure and transparency, says managing director Chris Kenning.