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Alternatives | 19 Dec 17
How 2017 was a record breaker for investment trusts
Secondary fundraising within investment trusts hit an all-time high of £6bn in 2017, up £1bn on last year, according to research from the Association of Investment Companies.
Alternatives | 18 Dec 17
Fund selectors talk up ESG but slow to take action
Almost 60% of fund selectors believe environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies will become more integrated into portfolios, though most currently have low or no weighting towards these strategies, according to a survey.
Alternatives | 23 Nov 17
Multi-million debts seal rare stamp dealer’s fate
SG Guernsey, a wholly owned Stanley Gibbons subsidiary, has gone into administration with £70m in debts and leaving stamp collecting investors in limbo.
Alternatives | 17 Nov 17
Will Europe’s most popular fund continue to steal the show?
This year alone, the Pimco Income fund has attracted more than €28bn in net new money from European investors, according to Morningstar data. This is almost half of all net inflows into unconstrained bond funds this year, and has made the $64.3bn (€54.6bn) strategy the world’s largest actively managed fund. There are few, if any examples of funds that have attracted so much money in such a short time. Even the inflows the Standard Life GARS fund saw in its heydays are peanuts compared to the money the Pimco Income Fund has attracted this year. Can it continue?
Alternatives | 6 Nov 17
Bitcoins – passing fad or new era of investment?
Bitcoins have attracted a tremendous amount of noise this year and are now firmly in the mainstream. But are cryptocurrencies a passing fad? Or should investors be paying attention?