Asset Risk Consultants asked 98 CIOs about the biggest risks investors faced By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 13:23 GMT, 2 January 2025 Uncertainty on what 2025 holds for investors is rife as the new year begins. Donald Trump is preparing to take the US presidency after his thumping election win in November, heralding the possibility of … Read more
Laith Khalaf is head of investment analysis at AJ Bell. Make no mistake, passive funds are eating the lunch of active managers, and the continued strong performance of index trackers will do nothing to staunch this trend. Our latest Manager versus Machine report shows just a third of active equity managers have outperformed a passive … Read more
Record passenger numbers at Heathrow indicate that wanderlust has been rekindled, with multitudes expected to take to the skies during the Christmas break. The results are more evidence that we continue to prioritise holidays over other spending. For many, a getaway is not an indulgence, but an essential. Does this proof that the post-pandemic passion … Read more
TipRanks examined 9,000 investment analysts to collate ‘all-stars’ table By THIS IS MONEY Updated: 06:01 GMT, 13 December 2024 Investors large and small look to stock analysts when weighing up the potential fortunes of any investment. Buy, sell or hold, the assessment of a trusted name can also determine the trajectory of a companies’ share … Read more
After the US election comes the dawning reality of what Donald Trump’s promises will mean for the global economy. Last week he fired the opening shots in the trade tariff battle plan he had trailed throughout his campaign, leading to predictions of tit-for-tat retaliation and higher inflation. So far it appears that Canada, Mexico and … Read more
My dad was a big fan of the Beatles in his youth, and we have some memorabilia we’d like you to value. We have three signed, colour photographs of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. One has my dad with them, one has some other friends, and one is just John and Paul. They were taken … Read more
By JOANNE HART Updated: 23:06 GMT, 16 November 2024 Packaging is a complex business – but a lucrative one. Annual sales amount to almost £1 trillion and solid growth is forecast, fuelled by demand from food, drink and healthcare companies. Mpac is a minnow in the field, valued on the stock market at about £160 … Read more
I have a Paddington stuffed bear from when I was little – it has been enjoyed by me, my children and now my grandchildren. He’s a little rough around the edges, with a toggle missing, but other than that, he’s in fine fettle. We would like to keep him in the family, but I’m always … Read more
By HARVEY DORSET Updated: 16:45 GMT, 4 November 2024 Investors withdrew a record amount from equity funds ahead of the Autumn Budget, with every category of funds seeing outflows during October. Investors sold a net £2.71billion in holdings, with sell-orders increasing 36 per cent compared with September, according to data from Calastone’s global funds network. … Read more
The word ‘discount’ is one of the most enticing in the English language. But in the case of private equity investment trusts, discounts are provoking more suspicion than excitement at present. The share prices of many of these trusts – which back the unlisted businesses poised to become tomorrow’s stars – are at a yawning … Read more
