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Are investment trusts now PRICIER than their fund rivals?

It found that in 53 per cent of cases, the ongoing charges on the open-ended funds were lower than those payable on the investment trust.

The most influential investors in European private equity

Once the mighty controllers of much of the capital that flowed into private equity, the influence of funds of funds continues to wane.

Meet the Investment Influencers: Parmenion's Simon Brett

Simon Brett, chief investment officer at Parmenion

The myths behind Apple’s manufactured tax crisis

It is time to puncture two myths in particular that have gained currency.

Don’t let Brexit stunt your growth

Whatever the causes, this is a real concern. It is crucial for the growth of the UK economy that the country’s 5.4 million smaller businesses continue to seek finance in order to invest, grow and prosper.

This is the slow death of investment banking in 4 charts

This used to be a staple of investment banks' revenue.

International business is so important for the Isle of Man

Thomas Miller Investment is sponsoring the award for International Business of the Year

Bonus culture in asset management ‘out of control’

Chief executives of the world’s largest fund houses receive bonuses 15 times larger than salaries

Swiss-style deal will not work after Brexit, Hildebrand warns

Former central banker says leaving EU will diminish London

Japan has warned that its car companies and banks could leave the UK because of Brexit

Japan has a lot of skin in the Brexit game.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

Has U.K. Gone From Brexit Gloom to Boom?

The steep fall in sterling after the vote is key, helping to drive export orders.

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.

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.

Multi-Asset Funds Fail to Keep Volatility-Busting Promise

Negative average returns as markets hit by turmoil of past 12 months

Fundamental problems

Selling the whole thing is probably a non-starter.

EU M&A may alleviate banks’ pain

American banks could be the real beneficiaries of major European institutions paring down.

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