Investment Strategy
Investment | 11 Sep 17
Should you sell in summer?
Negative updates and rocky company accounting during quiet summer months should not be a sole signal to sell a stock, says SVM Asset Management’s Margaret Lawson.
Investment | 8 Sep 17
Are smart beta funds worth it?
Morningstar’s Alex Bryan casts doubt on the cost-effectiveness and usefulness of smart beta funds.
Investment | 7 Sep 17
Woodford apologises for ‘incredibly painful’ underperformance
Neil Woodford has spoken out about his fund’s “incredibly painful” recent underperformance and promised to recover the capital lost in a newly released in-depth interview.
Fixed Income | 1 Sep 17
Is now the time to be flocking into bonds?
Investors’ love affair with bond funds shows no signs of abating, with recent statistics from FundsNetwork showing the Sterling Corporate Bond sector was the most purchased peer group in July.
Markets shrug off North Korea threats, for now
Global markets have shown little alarm over North Korea’s missile tests and Donald Trump’s rhetoric so far. Nevertheless, investors should hedge their tail risks, advises Dave Lafferty of Natixis GAM.