Analysis
Tax & Regulation | analysis 5 Apr 16
ANALYSIS: Pressure on asset managers rises as Cummings arrives
New Investment Association chief executive Chris Cummings has certainly got his work cut out when he takes the reins in the third quarter of this year.
Macro Views | analysis 30 Mar 16
ANALYSIS: Yellen reminds markets the Fed is in charge
Janet Yellen’s Economic Club of New York speech provided a timely reminder that nobody can move markets like central bankers.
Commodities | analysis 24 Mar 16
ANALYSIS: For gold’s sake, stop talking safe havens
Gold has had a good start to 2016 but three months of positive fund returns and an upwardly mobile price are not enough to badge it as a safe haven.
Fixed Income | analysis 21 Mar 16
ANALYSIS: Are high yield’s new fans clutching at straws?
Money has poured into high yield bond funds at a rare pace over the past month but is this a sound move based on merit, or a case of return-starved investors clutching at straws?
Tax & Regulation | analysis 16 Mar 16
ANALYSIS: A smart, cautious budget with sugar-free sweeteners
Whether you support or oppose chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne and his party, it is hard to argue he is not a shrewd operator and a safe pair of hands for the British economy.