Tim Steer: my top 10 shorts...ever
Artemis UK Growth manager Tim Steer is known for his punchy calls - only last week shorting Standard Chartered ahead of its shares being crushed. Here, in his own words, Steer reveals the best calls...
View ArticleWhich groups are pulling in the assets as appetite for funds returns?
The second quarter saw renewed interest in funds, with net sales reaching their highest level for a year, and bond funds are topping the sales chart.
View ArticleMarket Blog: Standard Life tops a brighter FTSE 100
Britain’s FTSE 100 and European stock markets rise as core eurozone growth beats ecomomists' predictions.
View ArticleUS data raises hopes of more Fed action
MARKET BLOG: Miners including ENRC weigh on FTSE, but Resolution and Standard Chartered make gains.
View ArticleRichard Charnock: how SLW plans to maintain momentum post-RDR
Standard Life Wealth chief executive Richard Charnock has begun to look beyond the opportunity of RDR-outsourcing and position the division as a traditional discretionary manager
View ArticleMark Barnett: stronger markets don’t mean greater returns
Defensive stocks are key as a brighter FTSE 100 may not lead to improved returns warns Mark Barnett, manager of the Perpetual Income & Growth trust.
View Article'Team Osborne' economists urge chancellor to rethink austerity
Almost half of the leading economists who two years ago signed a high profile letter endorsing George Osborne’s deficit reduction plan have urged the chancellor to rethink the pace of cuts.
View ArticleUS demands seven banks hand over Libor documents
US state prosecutors have sent subpoenas to seven global banks demanding that they hand over documents and communications relating to allegations that they manipulated Libor.
View ArticleCharles Stanley to boost presence in the North
The national wealth manager wants to plug the holes in its branch network by taking its 'crown jewel' offices to the northeast of England and Scotland.
View ArticleWill Brazil's $66bn stimulus turn around its ailing economy?
The Brazilian government has extended its stimulus programme with a plan to sell off state licences to build and operate $66 billion in national transport infrastructure over the next 30 years.
View ArticleFSA loophole allows firms to accept trail for a year after RDR
A get-out clause in the retail distribution review means execution-only firms and discount brokers will be able to take trail commission if they buy directly from fund groups rather than platforms.
View ArticleFund of the Week: Artemis Income
Want to participate in market rallies but avoid some of the downside? Then this income fund could be the choice for you.
View ArticleWeak US figures spur hopes of Fed action
MARKET BLOG: Markets tick up as higher US unemployment claims and slightly weaker housing starts drive stimulus hopes.
View ArticleJust how good is the new man holding the reins at RIT?
After 14 years, Micky Breuer-Weil has decided to stand down from RIT Capital Partners, the £1.8 billion global growth investment trust, but just how good is his successor, GAM's Ron Tabbouche?
View ArticleBarclays to launch discretionary service on all major platforms
Barclays is to launch its discretionary portfolio management service and multi-manager range on all major platforms by the end of 2012, in a massive push ahead of the retail distribution review.
View ArticleBrevan Howard's Master Fund star trader stands down
Chris Rokos is retiring as an active partner of Brevan Howard, and will end his term as a star trader on Brevan's $25 billion Master Fund at the end of this month.
View ArticleBootle warns of commercial property drop as eurozone slides back into recession
Eurozone commercial property is expected to underperform the rest of Europe through the remainder of the year and into 2013, with Roger Bootle warning capital values face a steep decline.
View ArticleRecovery remains grounded as ‘easy solutions’ are exhausted
It was on 9 August 2007 that the European Central Bank launched what has since turned out to be the first of a series of emergency liquidity measures, but the recovery is still a long way off.
View ArticleDodging the QE bullet: alternatives to stimulate the UK economy
As the UK economy lurches from one round of bad news to the next, markets are preparing for a further round of quantitative easing (QE). But a number of investors say now is the time to consider the...
View ArticleAshcourt Rowan hires SLI's Scrimger as head of funds research
The wealth manager makes another senior addition to its investment team led by chief investment officer Toni Meadows.
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