The Romans were the first to travel for pleasure. But it wasn’t for another 1,800 years – and the industrial revolution – that holidays in the UK become something to be enjoyed by more than just royals and the rich. The steam train in 1814,...
Unless you are a parent (or maybe a sibling), you’d probably expect to get...
Cyclists taking part in the Tour de France at the moment will be pleased that...
New research from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has ranked Elite...
The UK has traditionally been a hotbed for dividend paying companies’ and UK equity income funds, which target such companies and pass on the income to investors, have always been very popular. But investing purely in the UK also carries some risks....
After a decade of low interest rates and the Bank of England showing no signs of increasing them...
There are plenty of investments that produce an income. From bond funds to property funds,...
2018 was a year to forget for growth investors. While many stock markets in the developed world hit...
New research from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has ranked Elite Rated Jupiter European Opportunities, BMO Global Smaller Companies and Baillie Gifford Japan among the top 20 most consistent investment trusts over the past decade. The...
While we may have started 2019 optimistically – hoping Brexit would finally be resolved...
Believe it or not, it’s been almost three years since the British people voted to leave the...
Each year, we conduct research to identify the asset management companies that have the most...
While interest rates on cash have remained stubbornly low since emergency rates were introduced in the global financial crisis, company dividends around the world have almost doubled in the past decade, according to Janus Henderson. In its latest...
Global equities have had a resurgence in popularity in recent months. According to the Investment...
Digital transformation is all around us: from the seemingly mundane (finally being able to book a...
Last year was not a good one for Far Eastern equities. As trade-wars escalated between the US and...
As I walked down Portobello Market recently I was immediately drawn to a couple selling candles. Did I need another candle? No. And I certainly didn’t need one costing £18 when I could just as easily find something similar costing less than a tenner...
It’s almost three years since the UK’s decision to leave the European Union plunged the UK...
February 2009 was a scary time for investors. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the...
On Monday 15th September 2008, I remember walking into the office, not knowing quite what to expect....
According to a recent survey commissioned by Franklin Templeton Investments, UK investors are more positive about the prospects for emerging markets, than they are for the UK stock market: while only 16%* of UK investors expect the UK stock market to...
The UK has traditionally been a hotbed for dividend paying companies’ and UK equity income funds,...
11 April 2019 marked the start of the election process in India, with current prime minister...
Over the past decade, developed market equities, with cumulative returns of 254%*, have...
While Brexit party MEPs chose to turn their backs on the EU national anthem, and Lib Dem MEPs decided rude anti-Brexit t-shirts were the way forward, when it got down to business, more practical choices were being made in Europe on Monday: namely who...
Back in May global stock markets had another wobble – and as ever the worry started after a tweet:...
This weekend, Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo will welcome world leaders to Osaka for the G-20...
Believe it or not, it’s been almost three years since the British people voted to leave the...
How we shop has changed markedly over the past few years. I can remember trips to the high street with my girl friends being all-day, sociable affairs. These days, idly browsing in the shop is a rare treat as I’ve either got an unwilling...
After a surge in redemptions following the Brexit vote, many property funds were forced to suspend...
A number of fund management companies have suspended trading on their physical property funds....
Perhaps reflecting uncertainty in the asset class in the lead up to and following the UK’s...
Unless you are a parent (or maybe a sibling), you’d probably expect to get back any money you loan to someone – and maybe even a bit extra as a thank you. That’s certainly the expectation of bond investors when they loan money to...
Cyclists taking part in the Tour de France at the moment will be pleased that temperatures across...
It’s Independence Day this week and, as Americans light fireworks and BBQs, we take a look at...
Janus Henderson fund manager John Bennett is one of the most experienced European fund managers in...
After a very successful career, Andrew Rose, manager of Schroder Tokyo fund, has retired. A lifelong Schroders’ man, he joined the company in 1981 and held a number of positions within the company, including head of Japanese equities from 2001...
We are please to announce FundCalibre has been victorious in winning its second award of 2019,...
Japan will enjoy a 10-day holiday this week, as its annual ‘Golden Week’ celebration...
Jupiter Asset Management has announced that Alexander Darwall will step back from the management of...
I thought I was doing OK in terms of being more environmentally-friendly in recent years. Yes, I have a diesel car which I drive too much, but I recycle as much as I can: plastics, paper – even clothes in my children’s school...
Millennials get a bad rap. If you’ve read Time magazine. you’ll know we’re the ‘me me me...
With Christmas nearly upon us, parents around the country* are using blackmail to encourage good...
When we talk about technology companies, the five most quoted are the FAANG stocks: Facebook, Apple,...
Over Easter, I unfortunately found myself a victim of fraud. Now, I like to think I’m computer savvy, as do most millennials; I don’t store any card details and all my “big” accounts have unique passwords. What I didn’t foresee is Uber creating a...
Last week, FundCalibre hosted its annual fund manager ‘speed-dating’ event. However,...
Spending two weeks without the internet over Christmas was both a blessing and a curse. A blessing...
Infrastructure is all around us; roads, railways, airports, water, gas, electricity, oil and gas...