In the six months since the global pandemic forced the UK government to shut down the economy, around 445 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange have cancelled, cut or suspended dividend payments*. Large or small, there has been no place to...
Before the early 1990s, experts generally considered 5% to be a safe amount for retirees to withdraw...
The UK equity market has seen a plethora of dividend cuts and rights issues in the wake of the...
FundCalibre’s Investing on the go podcasts have developed a theme in recent weeks: how to make up...
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In the four years since the UK voted to leave the European Union, European equities have outshone...
Finding the best fund managers is both a science and an art form: you need experience and gut feel...
Morgan Stanley has completed a hat trick by claiming the number one spot in the FundCalibre Fund...
Not so long ago, the West was ‘beating a path to China’s door’ seeking to ride on its coat-tails, as its economy underwent rapid expansion. But over the past couple of years, tensions have escalated. Donald Trump has been confronting the country via...
It is often said that the Japanese market takes the world’s woes on its shoulders, but in the recent...
The UK equity market has seen a plethora of dividend cuts and rights issues in the wake of the...
The latest Global Dividend Index from Janus Henderson suggests that dividends around the world could...
In the six months since the global pandemic forced the UK government to shut down the economy, around 445 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange have cancelled, cut or suspended dividend payments*. Large or small, there has been no place to...
Once the mainstay of most equity income portfolios, banks have had a torrid time over the past 10...
This week’s mini-Budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak was all about the government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’....
Having shown remarkable resilience since the Brexit vote of 2016, UK smaller companies find...
Four of the five cheapest stock markets in the world today are in emerging markets, according to analysis by the publication Investment Week*. Russia, Turkey, Poland and Korea are joined in the ranking by sole developed market Spain. Turkey has been...
Greater inclusiveness, enhanced productivity, improved living standards and a drive towards the...
With many of its countries now coming out of lockdown and with Western economies struggling to come...
On 23 January 2020, when China announced it was shutting down Wuhan (the centre of the coronavirus...
Having recently become the longest serving Prime Minister in Japan, Abe Shinzo announced that he would be stepping down from his position last Friday, due to ill health. His resignation brings to an end an eight year term during which he established...
This week’s mini-Budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak was all about the government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’....
In the four years since the UK voted to leave the European Union, European equities have outshone...
In what could be one of the biggest shake-ups of the FTSE 100 in the past decade, Easyjet, Carnival,...
The UK housing market began its lockdown easing last month, with people in England once again allowed to move house. Estate Agents were opened, viewings are now permitted and removal companies and other essential parts of the sales and letting...
With interest rates stuck at record lows and dividends under pressure, the search for investment...
How we shop has changed markedly over the past few years. I can remember trips to the high street...
After a surge in redemptions following the Brexit vote, many property funds were forced to suspend...
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In the 1960s, some 4% of US Federal budget was spent on space exploration, and when Apollo 11 landed...
After the glut of 90 matches in six weeks, it’s been a long, slow summer, but thankfully the Premier...
Investment trusts are a type of fund. They are a way of pooling your money in one place – but at the...
Following FundCalibre’s summer investment committee, a total of eleven funds gained an Elite Rating and eight funds were awarded the Elite Radar badge. A further five funds lost their ratings in the semi-annual review. Ten newly Elite Rated funds: 1....
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced that Harry Nimmo will become co-manager of the ASI...
T. Rowe Price has today announced that Dean Tenerelli, manager of the T. Rowe Price Continental...
The co-managers of Kames Global Sustainable Equity fund, Craig Bonthron and Neil Goddin, have left...
Football is back. The first match was a disappointing return to the Premier League for my beloved Fulham, but it’s not dampened my optimism for the rest of the season (my fantasy football team is another matter entirely, and the prize could be...
When I was growing-up we used to do a big ‘back to school’ shopping spree in August. We’d get a set...
Monday, the 8th June, marks World Oceans Day. Oceans are vital to us as human beings: they are...
Globally, 56%* of power generated is wasted. In the UK alone, 16%* of domestic household electricity...
In the 1960s, some 4% of US Federal budget was spent on space exploration, and when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, the dawn of the ‘space age’ seemed assured. But once it became clear that the Soviet Union wasn’t going to challenge US dominance in...
The price of Gold topped $2,000 an ounce for the first time this month. Faced with a falling US...
It’s a sector which is always going to grab a significant amount of attention, but the spotlight is...
Just before lockdown, I attended a conference hosted by F&C Investment Trust and had the...
