Global dividends jump 14.5%
Global dividends grew at their fastest rate for more than three years in the third quarter of 2017, with the UK putting in the strongest performance, according to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.
Global dividends grew at their fastest rate for more than three years in the third quarter of 2017, with the UK putting in the strongest performance, according to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index.
Robeco has launched a short duration version of their Global Credits strategy, which focuses on developed investment grade corporate bonds with a maximum of six years maturity.
An upward trend in interest rates does not automatically equate to negative bond returns, despite the commonly-held market belief that it does, Blackrock has argued.
The UK financial watchdog has publicly censured Capita Financial Managers (CFM) and ordered it to pay up to £66m ($86.6m, €74.6m) to investors who suffered losses from investing in the firm’s now-liquidated Connaught Income Fund, Series 1.
Gerard Clancy, head of sales, south-east Asia at Old Mutual Global Investors, talks to International Adviser about making gold and silver a core investment strategy.
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched a global short duration corporate bond fund to counter the effect of rising interest rates on fixed income portfolios.
Volatile markets have created some unexpected opportunities for global flexible bond funds, says Morningstar.
Vanguard has launched two global Ucits corporate bond funds.
Vanguard has expanded into Germany by listing its range of equity and fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the German stock exchange and also introduced a Euro Stoxx 50 Ucits ETF.
A French Constitutional Court ruling that a 3% surtax on dividends was unconstitutional is expected to see about €8bn (£7.15bn, $9.4bn) claimed in refunds.
Premier Asset Management is shunning conventional bonds in favour of specialist lending vehicles in its multi-asset portfolios on the back of the former’s poor risk/return characteristics.
Premier Asset Management is shunning conventional bonds in favour of specialist lending vehicles in its multi-asset portfolios on the back of the former’s poor risk/return characteristics.