Five things investors learned this week
1) The City of London may face a crackdown in its listing requirements with chair of the Business select committee Andrew Bailey MP leading calls for tighter restriction on companies [...]
Inflation falling as economies struggle to grow as Axa IM’s Chris Iggo considers the policy options
The inflation outlook in OECD countries appears to be down suggesting central bank interventions will continue according to Chris Iggo, CIO Fixed Income, Axa Investment Management. In a note to [...]
Mindful Money TV: Don’t let inflation erode your portfolio – a Q&A with Momentum’s James Klempster
James Klempster, portfolio manager at Momentum Global Investment Management talks to Mindful Money about inflation, why investors need to watch what it means for their portfolios and the firm’s Factor [...]
Moody’s moves Turkey to investment grade as HL suggests funds for exposure to the market
Turkey’s debt has been upgraded to investment grade by ratings agency Moody’s marking the significant progress of this emerging market in marked contrast to the peripheral countries of the eurozone. [...]
Average rents hit £736 a month in England and Wales for April
The average rents in England and Wales have now hit £736 a month with rents rising in every region according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL Property Services. The [...]
US reshoring continues and it’s not all down to oil shale says Axa’s Nigel Thomas
The US continues to benefit from re-shoring of manufacturing and not all of this is down to the shale oil boom although it is bringing many benefits too says Nigel [...]
Concentrating on the US – Q&A with Polen Capital Management’s Dan Davidowitz
Florida-based investment manager firm, Polen Capital Management, has launched the Polen Focus US Growth Fund as a Dublin Ucits fund. Managed by CIO Dan Davidowitz and Damon Ficklin, the pair [...]
Inflation for SMEs falls to 1.1 per cent due to lower wage inflation says Aldermore
The inflation rate for small and medium sized businesses has falling to 1.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 at least partly because of lower wage costs according [...]
Interest rates may not rise in 2014 or 2015 says L&G’s Richard Hodges
Interest rates may not rise for another couple of years says Richard Hodges, manager of L&G Investments’ Dynamic Bond Trust. Hodges says: “Bond investors are concerned about interest rates rising [...]
Don’t rely on the state for your retirement
Alan Easter group chief executive of the Beaufort Group gives his view of the current state of retirement. Back in the day….our parents told us to always put something aside [...]
Loans to first time buyers up by a fifth in March
Loans to first time buyers increased by 20 per cent in March according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors says demand for residential property [...]
Urquhart Stewart fears a potential interest rate timebomb as property prices forge ahead
Demand for property in London has grown three times faster than supply over the first three months of the year indicating London is nearing levels last seen pre-financial crisis writes [...]
More to Abenomics that just QE says Threadneedle
There is much more to Japan’s Abenomics than just quantitative easing says fund manager Threadneedle while setting out its view of the stocks and sectors which may benefit. In a [...]
High yield defaults below average but yields are lower too says Deutschebank study
The 15th Annual Deustchebank Default study, Analysing a Decade of Record Low High Yield Defaults, has revealed record low yields on high yield bonds in the US, yields close to [...]
As First State plans to soft close its Emerging Markets Leaders fund, HL tips three others
Broker Hargreaves Lansdown has suggested three alternative emerging market funds now that the First State Emerging Markets Leaders fund has soft closed as trade website Money Marketing. It will still [...]
CBI predicts two per cent growth next year
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is forecasting economic growth of 2% for next year, with quarter-on-quarter growth to ranging between 0.5% and 0.6%. As for the rest of 2013, [...]
British Gas pledges to use gain from cold weather to maintain price competitiveness
Cash strapped British Gas customers may receive some respite from higher bills as the energy giant has pledged to use any benefits from the recent and unseasonal cold snap to [...]
Five things investors learned in the last week
1) Warren Buffett said earlier this week that low interest rates made bonds terrible investments reported in thisismoney.co.uk while shares are “reasonably priced”. He also said that savers were having [...]
White Knight no more – lessons from Co-operative Bank’s downgrade
It is certainly quite a role reversal for the Co-operative Bank in the last few weeks. It has moved from an entity which, combined with branches from Lloyds TSB could [...]
In rate cutting frenzy, huge amount of cash must be invested somewhere says J.P. Morgan’s Nick Gartside
Nick Gartside, international CIO for fixed income at J.P. Morgan Asset Management has told investors that they can’t fight central bankers as they indulge in a rate cutting frenzy. This [...]
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- Investors keeping faith with gold says Halifax Share Dealing
- The UK - no rebalancing but some sectors are doing better
- Interest rates may not rise in 2014 or 2015 says L&G's Richard Hodges
- More to Abenomics that just QE says Threadneedle
- High yield defaults below average but yields are lower too says Deutschebank study
- Concentrating on the US - Q&A with Polen Capital Management's Dan Davidowitz
- British Gas pledges to use gain from cold weather to maintain price competitiveness
- As First State plans to soft close its Emerging Markets Leaders fund, HL tips three others
- Moody's moves Turkey to investment grade as HL suggests funds for exposure to the market
- US reshoring continues and it's not all down to oil shale says Axa's Nigel Thomas
- Loans to first time buyers up by a fifth in March
- Banks up, miners down FTSE 100 ends week up 1 per cent - Mindful Money's Friday market close
- CBI predicts two per cent growth next year
- Pensioners household income falls by £4.6bn according to Key Retirement Solutions
- Average rents hit £736 a month in England and Wales for April
- Five things investors learned this week
- Inflation for SMEs falls to 1.1 per cent due to lower wage inflation says Aldermore
- Inflation falling as economies struggle to grow as Axa IM's Chris Iggo considers the policy options
