News
Equities
Six weeks on from its annus horribilis, Tesco continues to split opinion among UK stockpickers.
17 February 2015
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3 min read
Industry
A report by think-tank New Financial has suggested fund manager pay may overtake that of investment bankers by 2016, following a sharp rise since the financial crisis.
17 February 2015
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Bonds
M&G's head of retail fixed interest Jim Leaviss has said it may be time to invest in US inflation protection following the oil-related sell-off seen in recent months.
16 February 2015
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Industry
Brooks Macdonald has launched five new risk-rated portfolios, doubling the number of strategies in its managed portfolio service (MPS).
16 February 2015
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Managed funds
Multi-asset managers are adopting a range of strategies to protect portfolios if asset class correlations begin to break down, turning to sector-specific investments and raising cash.
16 February 2015
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3 min read
Retirement Income
BlackRock is launching a new range of three target-date funds ahead of pension freedom reforms coming into effect on 6 April.
16 February 2015
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Investment Trusts
Fidelity FundsNetwork is to make Neil Woodford's Patient Capital trust the first externally-managed IT available on the platform, in what it says is a "clear intention" of more to come.
16 February 2015
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1 min read
Asia
Japan came out of a recession last year after two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
16 February 2015
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Investment
News of Neil Woodford's forthcoming trust investing in early stage companies has prompted comparisons with venture capital trusts (VCTs), but analysts say they are unlikely to appeal to the same kinds of investors.
16 February 2015
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Economics
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has upgraded its UK growth forecast in the face of low inflation and falling unemployment figures.
16 February 2015
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