05/09/2016
Executive pay ‘rubber stamping’ rife
Highly paid asset managers find it harder to vote against big pay deals for chief executives
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/09/2016
Three investment conclusions from Leicester City's first Premier League title
With superlatives coming thick and fast, we might conclude that this is one of the most striking moments in the history of British sport.
05/09/2016
BNY Mellon report predicts that investor demand for real assets will surge by 2020
The survey also revealed that more than a third of infrastructure and real estate fund managers had altered their investment approach
05/09/2016
Small is beautiful; unpopular helps by Tim Price
The shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway have just celebrated their latest ‘Woodstock for capitalists’ in the form of the company’s annual general meeting. Fund manager Jeffrey Miller of Eight Bridges Capital Management made the following
05/09/2016
Morning Coffee: Trader who left Credit Suisse aged 40 makes small fortune. Chilling words at BNP Paribas
Credit Suisse fixed income traders who’ve lost their jobs with a three month payoff and a diminutive 2015 bonus to fall back on, may look at Goekjian with a touch of envy.
05/06/2016
Can hedge and multi-asset funds navigate choppy markets?
For those investors in search of a less bumpy ride, two areas that are sometimes overlooked are funds that offer exposure to hedge funds or those that have multi-asset strategies.
05/06/2016
Miton’s Anthony Rayner: Poor visibility, drive carefully
The sector and geographic reflection of these moves has been fairly clear.
05/05/2016
Why you should consider ‘Brexit-proofing’ investments - deVere Group
Mr Green goes on to say: “Investors can take precautions against the potentially significant adverse effects of Brexit on UK assets by increasing their exposure to overseas investments.
05/05/2016
These are the UK's 10 highest paying companies according to new research from Glassdoor
We've probably all wondered if the tech, banking and consulting sectors were really as lucrative as they seem to be.
05/05/2016
Brexit update
Here's some of the latest views on Brexit
05/05/2016
Global growth and monetary issues continue to persist - Schroders
We would not rule this out completely but it is possible that monetisation arrives through a different route.
05/04/2016
Giving your home away is no escape from residential care costs - St. James’s Place
Full advice should be taken to evaluate risks, consequences and suitability of any prospective investment.
05/04/2016
Regulation could hit challenger bank growth: KPMG
The reason for this is perceived risk. By definition, a challenger is new to the market and consequently lacks the trading record and evidential data that an incumbent can offer the regulator.”
05/03/2016
The Tempest, or Much Ado About Nothing? - ARC
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances"
05/03/2016
Taking Cover Investors turn to covered bonds poor yields
The opening months of 2016 have witnessed unexpectedly keen levels of investor interest in covered bonds--which are aimed primarily at the institutional market--despite ultra-low yields, says Cerulli Associates, a global analytics firm.
05/02/2016
Banks’ self-serving fund sales must be stopped
It is time for regulators to investigate sales practices at banks, says Madison Marriage
05/02/2016
Britain and Brexit: What the rest of the world says
US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton also wants Britain to stay in the EU.
05/02/2016
Brexit vote 'on a knife-edge'
The number of undecided voters is down from 18% to 14%, according to the Opinium poll published in today’s Observer newspaper.
05/02/2016
The ‘Brexit’ effect on Malta
It’s not about British influence in the world, or sovereignty.
05/02/2016
CFA Institute survey indicates substantial impact of robo-advisers on investment management
Investment professionals concerned with flaws in automated advice, mis-selling of financial advice, and data protection