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FE's Gleeson: The fear factor driving passive investing
What investors fear most is losing out on gains that others are making, which makes them favour a passive strategy, but these funds should be blended with a range of active funds.
Somerset's Johnson: Five reasons to say no to fund manager bonus caps
The European Parliament is due to vote on the proposed cap on fund manager bonuses in early June, despite many members of the asset management sector warning that such a move could be harmful to the industry.
Miners and retailers help FTSE power past 6,800
The FTSE 100 is approaching fresh highs as investors remain confident that central banks will continue pumping money into the financial system.
T. Rowe Price names Arif Husain as global fixed income head
AllianceBernstein’s Arif Husain is to join T. Rowe Price as the asset manager’s new head of international fixed income.
Fall in inflation comes as surprise but may prove temporary
Earlier today consumer prices index showed UK inflation dropped from 2.8 per cent from March to 2.4 per cent in April, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
Newton hires high yield analyst for global fixed income team
Newton has appointed Cairn Capital’s Khuram Sharih as high yield analyst in its global fixed income team.
Fidelity's Greetham starts to trim commodity exposure
Fidelity asset allocation director Trevor Greetham has started to cut back on his commodity exposure in light of slowing growth expectations from China.
FS Investment Committee: A yen for Abe’s Japan reforms?
Our expert panellists give their views on whether Japan’s strong rise and Shinzo’s Abe’s radical economic reforms are the precursor to real recovery or just another false dawn.
JP Morgan: Earnings headwind ‘easing’ in emerging markets
A cyclical earnings headwind behind emering markets’ underperformance looks set to improve.
Goldman Sachs warns EU exit would hit financial services
Goldman Sachs economic analyst Kevin Daly says a UK exit from the EU would be bad for both parties.
Inflation drops to better-than-expected 2.4%
Consumer prices index inflation dropped by more than expected during April as transport costs fell, the latest government figures show.
FCA warns EU bonus cap could double bankers' salaries
FCA chief executive Martin Wheatley has warned the EU’s plans to cap bonuses could see bankers’ salaries double.
Close Brothers' Haines: Exploring the breadth of EIS opportunities
Enterprise investment schemes are nothing new in themselves, yet they now offer a tax-efficient way to access sectors that have the potential to boom in the years to come
F&C's Potter and Rob Burdett add Lang's Ardevora UK Income
F&C Investments multi-managers Gary Potter and Rob Burdett have added Jeremy Lang’s Ardevora Equity Income fund.
This week's Fund Strategy cover story
The UK’s new industrial revolution
The coalition is pushing UK manufacturing as a cure to the economy’s woes. But with the services industry returning to its former glory are dreams of another UK industrial revolution misplaced?
Blogs
Leader: Time for Japan bulls to pause for breath?
One thing you could guarantee with almost every BofA Merrill Lynch fund manager survey over the past several years was that global asset allocators had little time for Japan.
Mark Dampier: Safe as houses? Not always
Residential property can appear an attractive investment but even with yields around 6 per cent, buy-to-let is not as good as it looks
Vertem's Dance: Hedging your bets
Doubt remains about how far the equity market can run given the positive performance so far over nearly the past year.Clearly, there still some risks that could cause the market to wobble and so what’s the best way to protect investors?
Premier’s Jennings: Riding the wave
Many market strategists at the start of 2013 predicted that this would be a strong year for equities
IMA's Godfrey: I want to move as quickly as possible on cost changes
When I posted my last blog suggesting a new way of explaining costs and performance to our clients in simple, once-and-done, pounds and pence figures, I wanted to get feedback.
Cazenove’s Le Jehan: Golden haze - why we’re adding to gold equities
I spent a happy day last week listening to some of the most celebrated value investors of our time, gathered together at a conference here in London.
IMA's Navdeep Sidhu: Regulators should avoid Ucits rule changes for change's sake
As the Ucits regime celebrates 25 years, regulators need to ensure that any changes to the rules will bring benefits to investors.
Nic Cicutti: Advisers must take responsibility for products
Allowing advisers to pass the buck to providers would not do the industry any favours.
Sovereign Leadership’s Leahy: Why I’m keeping my equity investments on a very tight leash
The latest Bank of England’s quarterly inflation report has done little to reassure myself – and a rising number of market pundits – who believe that deflationary concerns could come to unravel the recent rebound in equity markets.
Drucker: Tune out gold conspiracy noise
When it comes to a good conspiracy theory, I can relish the rumors as much as the next reporter. But as for the swirl of innuendo surrounding the recent gold price collapse - I don’t buy it.
