Investments teams are made up of more than just fund managers: they can include research analysts, dealers, economists, strategists and investment specialists too. This is a 60 second guide to the latter, courtesy of Graham McCraw, investment...
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...
What is an IPO? An IPO is an Initial Public Offering. It is the first time a company’s shares...
When ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ first appeared on our TV screens in 1998, few would have thought it would be so successful and run for so long. Attracting some 19 million viewers at its peak, the popular TV game show ran for some 17...
While 6 April may lack the excitement of massive firework displays and nation-wide countdowns, the...
15 September is Pensions Awareness Day. The aim of the day is to promote the importance of saving...
An ISA, or individual savings account, is a tax-efficient wrapper for savings and investments. Quite...
Despite a longer and hotter summer than usual, 2018 has turned out to be a bit of a wash-out for investors. Of the 37 fund sectors in existence, only a handful have made any profits: technology & telecommunications (7.5%*), North American and...
Inflation jumped unexpectedly in August, with the consumer price index rising to 2.7% on the back of...
August 2018 marks the end of an era for Greece: After years of austerity, its emergency loan...
On Thursday 2 August 2018, the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to raise...
Neptune UK Mid Cap fund was launched in December 2008, in the midst of the global financial crisis. In the first three months, newly promoted fund manager, Mark Martin, saw his fund fall by 8.85%* before the stock market bottomed on 9 March 2009. The...
There are certain times during the year when savvy shoppers dust off their elbow pads and try to...
Deciding where to invest your money isn’t easy, particularly when you consider the...
The National Health Service turned 70 on 5 July 2018. It’s one of the UK’s most loved institutions,...
Ah Christmas. The time of year when all our bank accounts take a bit of a hit as office secret santa begins and all your aunts and cousins come out of the woodwork looking for a gift under the tree. Not to mention the dreaded ‘what to get your...
One of my favourite things about the New Year is writing out my resolutions and goals for the coming...
Acronyms and abbreviations are very much part of our everyday language. As much as we may try not to...
Fear can either have a positive or negative effect. Sometimes it can fuel bravery: your instincts...