Funds and trackers


Bond funds continue to play the duration game

Here we go again. No sooner does market action start to take a distinctly deflationary bias than a major central bank pipes up with some...

Wed, 04/11/2015 - 13:49


Why oil is important when it comes to picking an income fund

When Goldman Sachs speaks, markets listen. So when the giant US investment bank last month suggested a worst-case scenario could see oil hit $20 a...

Thu, 08/10/2015 - 13:26


How the need for income could underpin UK stocks

Last week this column touched on the issue of the vexed issue of the valuation of the UK stock market, using market capitalisation to GDP...

Fri, 25/09/2015 - 11:42


How target date funds help to beat volatility

One of the fundamental principles of investing is that you should be adequately rewarded for the risk you take when putting your cash...

Fri, 04/09/2015 - 16:26


Why indices matter when it comes to portfolio performance

While looking into the exact composition of a financial market index may seem no more relevant to some investors than a debate over how many...

Fri, 28/08/2015 - 13:00


Why clients may yearn for Japan despite the yen

The scrapping of a proposed $2 billion design for the 2020 Olympic Stadium in Tokyo and a corporate accounting scandal at the giant...

Fri, 31/07/2015 - 16:44


What we can all learn from China’s stock market slide

You may well be aware of the extraordinary movement seen over the past month – indeed the past year - in the Chinese equity market....

Wed, 22/07/2015 - 13:30


ETFs

Exchange traded products – the most popular choices

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are moving into the mainstream. According to the latest data from specialist consultant ETFGI, assets in the wider exchange-traded products (ETPs) space...

Tue, 14/07/2015 - 10:44


Macro and multi-asset funds look to make the headlines

In a year when we have already seen the Swiss franc rocket, crude oil prices bounce and sovereign bond prices gyrate horribly investors could be...

Fri, 03/07/2015 - 13:46


Asia look rattled by the greenback’s rise

Asia look rattled by the greenback’s rise

Whether the reason is concerns over the timing of US interest rate rises, fatigue with the ongoing Greek debt drama or a simply the traditional...

Wed, 24/06/2015 - 15:54


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