UK inflation drop raises questions over rate increase
UK consumer price inflation fell sharply to the lowest rate in a year last month, raising questions over the Bank of England’s (BoE) direction on interest rates.
Author: Sonia Rach
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First Trust launches blockchain ETF
First Trust Global Portfolios has launched what it claims to be Europe’s first blockchain ETF.
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Rathbones deletes Facebook from global fund
Rathbones has removed its entire holding in Facebook from its Global Opportunities fund, with the fund manager saying the company has lost its consumer trust, but several investors continue to have large holdings in the stock.
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Absolute return performs like majority with Q1 losses
Absolute return joined the majority of Investment Association (IA) sectors that failed to deliver positive returns in Q1, with only five sectors making investors money over the period, according to BMO Global Asset Management.
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Fidelity steps up passives price war
Fidelity International has stepped up the passives price war with the launch of six low cost cross-border equity index funds and the reduction of pricing on three existing UK-domiciled index funds.
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Time to be bullish or bearish on tech?
Technology stocks have recently come under significant pressure, dragged down by the sharp fall in the Faangs. But is the sector in a bubble that is about to burst or just going through a healthy correction?
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Worst performing funds of Q1
Markets stumbled in 1Q18 after a positive run in 2017. While economic data was largely positive, Italy delivered an inconclusive election result, a new US Fed chair was appointed, and Donald Trump took the first steps towards a trade war.
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The Lang Cat: 90% of platform assets at risk
Approximately 90% of the £519bn ($724bn, €587bn) assets held on adviser platforms are at risk of disruption from a major business change, according to The Lang Cat.
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What do IPOs mean for the future of platforms?
With a recent spate of initial public offerings (IPOs) and planned listings from Transact, AJ Bell and Nucleus, industry experts share their thoughts on what this means for the future of platforms.
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Franklin Templeton eyes European ETF expansion
Franklin Templeton has poached a smart beta specialist from Invesco Powershares for a newly-created senior ETF role as it looks to expand in Europe.
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Asset managers pay £34m compensation for closet trackers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered asset managers to pay investors £34m (€38m, $46.9m) in compensation after overcharging for “closet tracker” funds, in a move described as “hugely positive” for investors.
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Schroders net inflows increase nine-fold
Schroders revealed a strong full-year report on Thursday, with net inflows at almost £10bn, compared to £1.1bn in 2016.