Analysis
Investment | analysis 16 Aug 17
Analysis: Beware ‘best buy’ offers from fund supermarkets
Is there a potential conflict of interest arising from investment platforms or “fund supermarkets” recommending their own products to clients?
Investment | analysis 15 Aug 17
Time to clear out the clutter of small funds?
Small and expensive, are funds that have failed to hit £10m ($13m, €11m) in assets just clogging up the investment universe?
Fixed Income | analysis 14 Aug 17
Why global bonds work as ‘a hedge against equity market risk’
Improving economic conditions are likely to create pockets of value in parts of the global bond market, according to Morningstar.
Companies | analysis 10 Aug 17
The challenge to advisers posed by low cost platform rivals
When Vanguard UK announced a 50% reduction in its UK closed-platform fee structure for online clients recently, it certainly caused a stir, says Paul Gambles, managing director of Thailand-based MBMG Group.
Equities | analysis 10 Aug 17
Appetite for absolute return funds falls to new low
Professional investors in Europe are losing their enthusiasm for absolute return funds.