Investment trust insider on JPMorgan Multi Asset – James Carthew: MATE, here’s a doughty divi for drawdown You’ll have probably heard me say a number of times that one of the great strengths of the investment companies sector is its ability to adapt to changing circumstances. This week, I thought I would look at two funds […]
UK is set for its fastest period of economic growth since the Second World War – so beat the rush and invest in Bounceback Britain By ROSIE MURRAY-WEST, FINANCIAL MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 21:52, 15 May 2021 | UPDATED: 11:25, 16 May 2021 Are you ready for the Roaring Twenties? According to the Bank of England, the UK is set […]
Investment Week, 10 May 2021 Matthew Read, senior analyst, QuotedData History shows that commodity cycles tend to be long. Back in the summer of 2019, Robert Siddles, then the manager of what is now Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies, joked with me that commodity cycles tend to have ten up years, then 18 down years, […]
DIY Investor, 6 May 2021 James Carthew, head of investment trusts, QuotedData Markets are trying to get to grips with the long term effects of COVID-19 on the global economy, but the prognosis is hard to call. That has led to some volatility this year, which may be a feature of markets for a while […]
Investment trust insider on Taylor Maritime – James Carthew: It’s a family affair at Taylor Maritime fund After a brief pause following the successful launch of VH Global Sustainable Opportunities (GSEO), the investment company IPO (initial public offer) market is reawakening with news of an impending launch by Taylor Maritime Investments. This would be a competitor […]
To be continued? Kyle Caldwell explains the significance of investment company continuation votes A lot is written about the various characteristics of investment companies that enable them to work in the best interests of shareholders; one less obvious but particularly topical is the ‘continuation vote’. Strategic Equity Capital successfully fended off a continuation vote in […]
Investment trust research firm QuotedData has hired This is Money journalist Jayna Rana as an analyst, effective from today (4 May). Rana, who also spent four years covering the investment trust beat at Investment Week before joining the MailOnline subsidiary, will report to head of production Matthew Read. Her responsibilities will include publishing daily news on key […]
ETFs VERSUS ITs By Jennifer Hill, Alliance Trust Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2021 ETFs are shiny, new and booming and various fund providers are hailing active ETFs as the next big thing. But it could be argued that active ETFs have been around since the 1880s in the form of investment trusts. We spoke to ten […]
Want to know if the High Street is a good place to invest? Check out the queues at Primark: How to pick retail share winners as shops reopen By ROSIE MURRAY-WEST, FINANCIAL MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 21:52, 24 April 2021 | UPDATED: 13:26, 26 April 2021 Two weeks on from the latest step taken in lockdown easing and it seems […]
Rev up your returns from the mid-sized UK companies well placed to race away – but don’t forget the minnows By ROSIE MURRAY-WEST FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY PUBLISHED: 22:24, 17 April 2021 | UPDATED: 12:28, 18 April 2021 As Britain finally throws off the shackles of endless lockdowns and restrictions, the economy stands poised to unfurl at welcome speed. […]
