09/05/2016
Investment sanity, shot through the heart by Tim Price
In his 1999 book ‘Fail-safe Investing’, the author and libertarian Harry Browne advocated a four-factor portfolio that would protect any investor “no matter what the future brings”.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/05/2016
UK PMIs: Dead cat bounce or crisis averted?
Now that we’ve seen some resilience in the UK economy, many are questioning whether last month’s Monetary Policy Committee decision was the right one.
09/02/2016
Catella: Parking in Europe – investors focus on multi-storey car parks
There are currently around 300 million public parking spaces in Europe and 48,000 multi-storey car parks.
09/02/2016
Markets Are Flying Blind, Ex-Central Banker Warns
Central banks have reached the point where they’re only attempting to solve the problems that are directly in front of them.
09/02/2016
Has U.K. Gone From Brexit Gloom to Boom?
The steep fall in sterling after the vote is key, helping to drive export orders.
09/02/2016
Avoid Paper Gold – “Gold Delivery” Refused By Gold Exchange Traded Commodity
The question that arises is whether this supply issue is impacting Umicore, Deutsche Bank and the wider institutional gold market in Germany.
09/02/2016
Russia is the most unequal major country in the world: Study
"If millionaires control over 50 percent of a country's wealth then there is very little space for a meaningful middle class," New World Wealth said.
09/02/2016
Multi-Asset Funds Fail to Keep Volatility-Busting Promise
Negative average returns as markets hit by turmoil of past 12 months
09/02/2016
Fundamental problems
Selling the whole thing is probably a non-starter.
09/01/2016
EU M&A may alleviate banks’ pain
American banks could be the real beneficiaries of major European institutions paring down.
09/01/2016
London's elite 'pushed out of exclusive postcodes by super rich'
Displacement of old money is in turn pricing neighbourhoods in south and east London beyond the reach of average Londoners
09/01/2016
KPMG named top listed company auditor
EY has taken the lead in the oil and gas sector, with PwC moving back into the bronze medal position.
09/01/2016
Global funds flee UK assets post-Brexit, seek out EMs
Gilt yields fell sharply in the wake of the shock Brexit vote and poll participants saw little value for long-term investors.
09/01/2016
UK will remain Europe's number one financial hub for at least a decade admits pro-EU bank
He did say some business could be redirected to the Continent, particularly trading related to the euro.
09/01/2016
Brazil shines as India disappoints - Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist, Schroders
Latest GDP data shows Brazil’s economy improving after a dismal first quarter, while India’s economy slowed. However, both face brighter futures. Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist, comments:
09/01/2016
Investment trusts no longer lower cost than similar open ended funds - Tilney Bestinvest
The firm argues the switch in performance advantage towards funds over the shorter time period will principally reflect a widening of investment trust discounts.
09/01/2016
Don't wear white shirts or brown shoes if you want City job, research finds
Firms also often select recruits who display “polish” and place as much importance on a person’s speech, accent, dress, behaviour and skills as their skills and qualifications, researchers said.
09/01/2016
Private equity investment hits six-year high in Central and Eastern Europe
After 2014’s fundraising high, driven by some of the region’s largest fund managers, the capital raised last year was a more subdued €418 million, as fund managers focused on investments and exits.
09/01/2016
Italian real estate funds in demand
Why are these relatively obscure Italian real estate funds now hot property?
08/31/2016
London remains ‘most prosperous UK city’ but others are catching up
Every part of the UK is more prosperous than it was last year, according to the second edition of the annual Barclays Prosperity Map.