Bill McQuaker's top picks to weather Fed tapering
Henderson's head of multi-asset Bill McQuaker explains why he expects value managers to outperform in what he describes as a more 'granular market'.
View ArticleThe Indian rupee suffers biggest one day drop in 20 years
The Indian rupee suffered its biggest one day loss in 20 years as fears about Syria and rising oil prices pile more pressure on the currency.
View ArticleShares slide, oil and gold rise as Syria rattles markets
Global shares slumped, while the price of oil and gold rose as the threat of western intervention in Syria spooked investors.
View ArticleNB debt trust plans another C share issue
Investment trust NB Global Floating Rate Income has proposed another C share issue to meet investor demand, less titan six months after it pulled in £363 million via the same process.
View ArticleFive stocks to play the onshoring boom
Fund managers say the trend for manufacturers to move their operations back to the developed world has much further to run, and here are the stocks they expect to benefit from the onshoring boom.
View ArticleCarney softens bank rules and defends jobless link to rates
The Bank of England governor has defended 'forward guidance' after a sceptical market response to plans to tie interest rate hikes to falling unemployment.
View ArticleThe Expert View: Paddy Power, Intertek and Bunzl
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including 888 Holdings and APR Energy.
View Article'Deep rooted' banking troubles push Co-op into £559m loss
(Update) Co-operative's shares have dropped as the group slumped to a half-year loss of £559 million, held back by its troubled banking division where millions of pounds in loans were written down.
View ArticleRupee rebounds from record low after central bank intervenes
(Update) The currency moved off its 20-year low after India's central bank moved to offer dollars directly to oil firms in an intervention worth up to $500 million a day.
View ArticleTineke Frikkee's 'cash machines' and 'grinders'
Since joining Smith & Williamson Tineke Frikkee has been adding Drax, Marston's and Berkeley to her UK Equity Income Trust, and trimmed back BP, Ashmore and Vodafone.
View ArticleGeneration game: the 'baby' trust playing aging Britain
Target Healthcare Reit is playing aging Britain by snapping up care homes and turning their rents into a dividend.
View ArticleVodafone surges on Verizon talks, lifting relieved FTSE
Vodafone shares jump 8% as the mobile phone group looks to sell its stake in Verizon Wireless. The delay in US plans to attack Syria calms markets and lowers oil prices.
View ArticleCitywire Selection star picks: 10 more of our top rated funds
Here we highlight 10 more of Citywire Selection's 20 highest conviction funds which are available to UK investors. Click through the gallery to see our star picks and find out why they were chosen.
View ArticleMills swoops as Liontrust equity stars sell down Walker Crips
Liontrust's Julian Fosh, Anthony Cross, Jan Luthman and Stephen Bailey have cut their holding in Walker Crips across a spread of funds, and Christopher Mills was quick to scoop of the bulk of the...
View ArticleThe Expert View: Vodafone, Serco and Rolls-Royce
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including IAG and Admiral.
View ArticleOil price pulls back as UK retreats over Syria
(Update) The price of oil has eased back after the UK took a step back from the conflict in Syria.
View ArticleFTSE slumps towards fourth straight weekly loss
Airline stocks Easyjet and IAG among biggest losers as Friday sell-off caps August losses.
View ArticleAviva Investors' Onuekwusi joins LGIM
Legal and General Investment Management has appointed Justin Onuekwusi as a fund manager focusing on its risk-profiled multi-asset funds.
View ArticleAlbert Edwards: EM currency crisis will trigger global recession
Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards expects a Yuan devaluation could lead to another global recession.
View ArticleM&G to launch global corporate bond fund for Lord
It is understood the investment house is hoping to tap the as yet under served end of the debt market with its new launch for Ben Lord.
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