The return of inflows into sterling strategic bond funds has raised concerns advisers are blindly allocating money into the sector without understanding it is not just a one-stop shop for outsourcing fixed income asset allocation.
Wealth managers have been accused of rapidly moving away from the investment trusts sector creating wide discounts in some parts of the market.
Cryptocurrencies should be viewed critically from an environmental, social and governance (ESG) perspective, but the blockchain technology that underlies them could have positive applications for democracy and economic inclusion, according to a sustainable investments rating agency.
In a rare divergence, Neil Woodford and his former employer Invesco Perpetual have ended up on opposite sides of the fence over a boardroom battle taking shape at Stobart Group, famous for its huge lorries.
Mexico is set to lurch to the left when it goes to the polls this weekend with populist Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known by his nickname Amlo, the front runner in the presidential elections. Five managers weigh in on what Mexico’s politics mean for emerging market investors.
Neil Woodford saw his stake in an unquoted cancer treatment company jump $35.4m (£26.6m, €30.3m) in his investment trust on Friday as it announced pricing on its initial public offering.
Blackrock has blamed index tracking products for its large stake in a contractor involved in child detention centres in the US, while Vanguard, along with several active investors, has been silent on its exposure to the political controversy.
As the desperate search for yield pushes investors unnecessarily up the risk spectrum, investors should put their money in accumulation share classes for retirement income , according to Royal London Asset Management (RLAM).
The European Central Bank has set an end date for quantitative easing, stating purchases will be halved after September before the programme ends in December.
Environmental funds are blaming poor data on holding companies for their inability to report on environmental impact as the industry’s methodology for measuring green credentials throws up mixed results.
UK equities could be a beneficiary of Spanish and Italian political turmoil, despite investors playing down existential risk to the European Union from the peripheral economies.
Moneyfarm plans to expand its investment advice offering as the robo-adviser lands a £40m ($53.2m, €45.6m) investment in a funding round led by Allianz Asset Management.
