08/18/2017
The structured securities allow buyers to alter parts of the profiles of underlying bonds, by for example turning coupon payments into floating from fixed or switching returns into other currencies.
08/17/2017
Short-dated corporate bonds have been the asset manager’s allocation of choice over the last four years and continue to produce ‘reasonable returns’, he said.
08/17/2017
Bond funds attracted the most new money in July (CHF 3.5 billion), followed by equity funds (CHF 1.8 billion).
08/17/2017
Once the gold standard in life and investments, Old Mutual is struggling to regain its place among its peers
08/17/2017
Confidence in the UK stock market was lowest at 56.8%.
08/16/2017
What had they come to discuss? A burgeoning network of committed, passionate investors and entrepreneurs who are focused on using capital to achieve both a social and financial return.
08/16/2017
Questions mount over diversity in an industry dominated by male fund managers
08/16/2017
The nomenclature that has grown around the world of banking, savings, investment and wealth management has become a barrier.
08/16/2017
Extreme wealth and power provides a buffer from many of life’s difficulties
08/15/2017
The best way to illustrate the failure of the banks to adequately capitalise on the wealth-management opportunity is to compare their recent performance in wealth against life insurer and funds manager Challenger.
08/15/2017
They are all trying to estimate whether they will have enough income to support their current lifestyle, he says.
08/15/2017
On the tenth anniversary of the global financial crisis, the greatest risks appeared to be geopolitical rather than financial.
08/14/2017
A strange question to be asking, perhaps. How could there be there be any real link between the financial crash that brought the global economy to its knees and an influential bebop Jazz musician who died in the 50s?
08/14/2017
Industry has closed the gap on passive’s rapid growth since the start of the year
08/14/2017
Over more than three decades the hard-working northerner has migrated from the production lines of Ford to CEO of supercar brand McLaren.
08/14/2017
Throughout history when nations build-up their weaponry they almost feel emboldened to fight someone.
08/14/2017
Here are some of the ways blockchain could revolutionise wealth management.
08/11/2017
He continues: “There are few better illustrations as to why a long term investor, keen to maximise returns while keeping portfolio volatility low, should hold core government bonds in their portfolio as part of a balanced portfolio.
08/11/2017
They say VR will transform many markets: starting with gaming, but moving to travel, education, work communication and retail.
08/11/2017
There's also an overall hesitation to get more involved in the gold market