This Sunday, 26 September, marks the end of an era for Germany. After more than 15 years at the helm, Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down and a new Chancellor will be voted in in the federal election. Under the leadership of Chancellor Merkel,...
In the investment world, being promoted to the FTSE 100 is the equivalent of...
Emerging market bonds have had a pretty mixed year so far. Those that are issued...
The active vs passive investment debate has divided the investment world for...
Investing in financials has long divided opinion. Traditional financial stocks – such as banks – have been out of favour for over 10 years now. They were hit hard last year for a number of reasons including thinner margins on lending and the...
Bumper dividends could be on the way, but investors should beware broken promises, according to a...
‘Dividend hero’ investment companies have grown their dividends to shareholders well ahead of...
As the UK starts to emerge from lockdown, pent-up demand from stir-crazy British consumers looks set...
Doncaster hosts the Cazoo St Leger Day this Saturday. The oldest of Britain’s five horse-racing Classics, and the last of the five to be run each year, the St Leger marks the end of the summer sporting social calendar… and the day some market timers...
When I was twenty, I was living in Genoa, Italy. I was on a work placement from university, having...
In the chaotic sell-off of the global pandemic, and subsequent rebound, active managers outperformed...
On 20th February 2020, the fastest bear market in history began and, in just 20 days the global...
Doncaster hosts the Cazoo St Leger Day this Saturday. The oldest of Britain’s five horse-racing Classics, and the last of the five to be run each year, the St Leger marks the end of the summer sporting social calendar… and the day some market timers...
Alessandro Dicorrado and Steve Woolley took on the management of this fund in January 2016, when it...
I’m sure most people have heard of middle child syndrome – some have no doubt experienced it...
After suffering less from the pandemic than many other major developed markets in 2020, Japan has...
In the investment world, being promoted to the FTSE 100 is the equivalent of reaching the Premier League in football. It’s the pinnacle of the business world. Firms enjoy elevated kudos by virtue of being among the 100 biggest companies on the London...
The US made a late comeback to finish top of the medal table at the Tokyo Olympics. It may not have...
Morrisons made the headlines last week – not for queues of people buying toilet rolls, but because a...
After a 12-month delay, Euro 2020 will finally kick off this evening when Italy and Turkey meet in...
Emerging market bonds have had a pretty mixed year so far. Those that are issued in ‘hard currency’ (the US dollar) have done best but are still only just in positive territory year to date, while local currency bonds have struggled and are down some...
Investing in financials has long divided opinion. Traditional financial stocks – such as banks...
Over the past few months, markets around the world have witnessed value stocks outperform growth...
The Chinese Year of the Rat draws to a close on 12 February 2021. And what a year it turned out to...
This Sunday, 26 September, marks the end of an era for Germany. After more than 15 years at the helm, Chancellor Angela Merkel is stepping down and a new Chancellor will be voted in in the federal election. Under the leadership of Chancellor Merkel,...
My first ever mortgage was variable, but ‘capped’ at 5.75%. Yes, 5.75%. When I took it out in 1999,...
Joe Biden marked his first 100 days as president this week – 100 days of “rescue and renewal”,...
On 20 January 2021, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. One...
Should you still invest in real estate? Given the remarkable changes that have taken place across the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s an understandable question. So many businesses have had to reassess their operations in the wake of...
Last week, LinkedIn was all a buzz about whether the government was considering creating a legal...
Lockdown restrictions started to lift this week and I, for one, can’t wait for some social...
As open-ended property funds are given the green light to reopen, we take a look at what caused the...
The active vs passive investment debate has divided the investment world for years, with proponents for each side regularly arguing the pros and cons of one versus the other. For those new to investing, here is a brief description of each: Passive...
Having celebrated its centenary on 1 July, China’s ruling political party reminded us just three...
Spurred on by memories of last year’s warmer-than-average spring and the heatwave in August, I spent...
Inflation is the buzzword in markets at the moment. Prices have risen 5% year-on-year in the US and...
Following its summer investment committee, FundCalibre has awarded seven Elite Ratings and two new Elite Radar badges. A further two funds lost their ratings in the semi-annual review. Five newly Elite Rated funds: Capital Group New Perspective...
The managers of Elite Rated Marlborough Special Situations fund are to be given greater freedom to...
Following FundCalibre’s Spring investment committee, two new funds have gained an Elite Rating and...
Having been named Fund Research Firm of the Year in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards in...
It wasn’t many years ago that ESG was viewed as a niche area. Paying attention to a company’s Environmental, Social and Governance qualities was considered a quaint way to align investments with personal values – but certainly not crucial to returns....
When we think about electric vehicles (EV) it’s a car that usually comes to mind– and a Tesla at...
The sixth report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in August 2021 made...
The journey to a net zero world was never going to be a cheap one. And while governments are now...
When we think about electric vehicles (EV) it’s a car that usually comes to mind– and a Tesla at that. The company is synonymous with the rise of EVs and, while its share price has risen exponentially in the past two years, the team behind the...
The challenges faced during the Covid pandemic underlined the importance of investment...
Insurance is a funny thing. It’s the only product that both buyer and seller hope is never used. But...
When it comes to our investments, most of us start off with a ‘core’ – the assets or funds at...
‘Dividend hero’ investment companies have grown their dividends to shareholders well ahead of inflation over the past five years, according to new data from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). The AIC dividend heroes are investment...
“Covid-19 has created a once-in-decade opportunity to pick-up exceptional investment trusts at...
Investment trusts are a type of fund. They are a way of pooling your money in one place – but at the...
By Nick Britton, Head of Intermediary Communications, AIC When the average investment trust has lost...