The first investment company was launched some 150-odd years ago in 1868. From the very beginning, they were pioneers, seeking investment ideas from around the globe – even in the emerging markets of their time: Cuba, Brazil and USA, for...
Investments teams are made up of more than just fund managers: they can include research analysts,...
Each week there is an almost overwhelming amount of economic data published by governments and...
Ethical investing has been around in the UK for thirty years or so. It started with negative...
Kids love Christmas: the pretty lights, the pantos, their own nativity or Christmas carol concert and, above all, the anticipation of Santa’s visit and the receiving of a stocking full of presents. My own kids wrote and sent their letters to Father...
Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund cut its estimate for India’s growth this year...
Last week we examined the guys’ pensions, now it’s time for the girls – coinciding...
Last week’s look at Ms. Monopoly got me thinking… do the investment choices made by my work...
It’s been a momentous year for Japan. On 1 May it entered a new Emperor’s era, on 20 November – after 2,887 days on the job – Abe Shinzō became the longest-serving prime minister in the history of Japan’s constitutional government,...
“We’re basically watching a high stakes poker game.” These were the words of James Yardley,...
Some younger millennials won’t have yet gone through a recession – the last one was more than ten...
There has been lot of excitement in the bond world in recent days. First, the US central bank...
Benjamin, our Elf on the Shelf, is back. Tasked with watching over my children’s behaviour in the run up to Christmas – and reporting back to Santa every evening – his all-seeing eyes have proved beneficial in getting teeth cleaned, rooms...
Some people relish finding a bargain, and what better time than Black Friday? But with consumer...
Multi-asset funds offer a straightforward solution for many investors who prefer to leave the big...
The TM home investor fund is the only funds available to UK investors, which invests directly in...
This week we looked at FundCalibre’s most consistent managers of the 21st century – managers who’ve worked not only in the fund management industry over the past 20 years, but who have also run the same fund for the whole of those two decades....
Millennials love a bit of nostalgia – and marketeers have cottoned on to this. Over the past...
Millennials have gained a reputation for job-hopping, with a “job for life” becoming a thing of the...
The world today is increasingly interconnected. Companies can no longer connect only with investors...