Even though a growing group of asset management firms are warming to emerging markets, Gary Reynolds, chief investment officer at UK-based wealth and asset management firm Courtiers, remains bearish on the region and believes the US is the most attractive opportunity.
There are now for the first time more multi-asset funds than bond funds for sale in Europe, according to statistics released by Lipper today.
With other major equities classes all having their own significant question marks, could the long awaited ‘third arrow’ finally be about the make Japan the best place to invest?
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) considers market and credit risk in Europe’s equity and bond markets to be ‘very high’, it said in its latest risk outlook. It noted Brexit may increase risks further along the line.
We all know that people matter when it comes to business success, says James Pearcy-Caldwell, co-founder of financial planning firm Aisa.
George Cheveley, manager of the Investec Global Gold Fund, details his structured, two-pronged approach, while Ani Markova, head of the Smith & Williamson Global Gold Fund, describes her fund’s long-term strategy. Chelsea Financial Services’ managing director Darius McDermott offers a neutral viewpoint.
Emerging markets are back in favour, but are investors going back in on solid fundamentals or blind hope?
The peers of star UK fund manager Neil Woodford have once again been caught off guard by a bold move from Britain’s best known investor.
In the first of a new 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 RL360°’s regular savings product called Quantum.
Call it symptomatic of the summer lull but, with so much debate centred on cost, genuine product innovation seems to have taken something of a back seat.
Despite a mixed picture for inflation globally, investors remain content to err on the side of the central banks, but something has to give soon.
In the latest instalment of a focus on business transition principles, Mike Leeson takes a look at the pivotal role investment planning plays in helping to build a sustainable, centralised process.
