McDermott: To buy and hold or to trade, that is the question
Investors have had to look beyond the obvious this year, writes FundCalibre’s Darius McDermott
Japan
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Advisers’ interest in global and UK equity funds climbs
Interest in inflation protection fades
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H1 2025: A game of two halves for multi-asset managers
How have multi-asset managers negotiated such a volatile start to the year and how are they are positioning for H2?
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FTSE 250 recovers from Liberation day sell-off
But further market turbulence remains likely
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Head to head: The Japanese question
Two Japan watchers go head to head on this region that continues to confound investors
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Calastone: Equity funds pull in record £27.2bn inflow in 2024
Enthusiasm for equities did not translate to UK equity funds, which suffered £9.6bn outflows
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IA: Index trackers attract £3.4bn in July
Active funds lose £2.1bn, according to Investment Association
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Fairview’s Yearsley: August yields ‘mixed bag’ for fund trends
August marked by rate cut discussions and selloff at beginning of month
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Morningstar: Fixed income funds see highest net flows in five years
July marked the best month for inflows into long-term Europe-domiciled funds since January 2023
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US CPI inflation hits 2.9% ahead of September Fed decision
Industry commentators predict September rate cut from the Fed
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CT Fund Watch: Number of consistent top-performing IA funds falls to 1.9%
IA Japan housed the most funds achieving consistent top quartile returns
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Japan: What’s next?
Could the economy’s unexpected shrink in Q1 derail the enthusiasm for Japanese equities?