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Slump in Kingfisher shares weighs on FTSE
B&Q owner falls 7.5% on disappointing sales. FTSE flat as investor caution prevails amid geopolitical tension.
Leave a commentInvestment Trusts: can you beat the stars and stripes?
The US is a hard market to beat. We look at investment trusts in the North America sectors to see which deliver the goods for investors.
Leave a commentHugh Young: trouble ahead as Fed ends QE
Hugh Young is tilting the Aberdeen Asian Income investment trust away from high yield shares in anticipation of the US ending quantitative easing or money printing.
Leave a commentThe Expert View: Renishaw, Capita and Johnson Matthey
Our daily roundup of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Provident Financial and Poundland.
1 CommentOvernight Markets: S&P 500 hits record on Apple results
However, Boeing weighed on the Dow and conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip kept the broader market's gains in check.
Leave a commentNew Model Adviser®: for professional financial planners
Partnership eyes pension withdrawal products post Budget shake-up
Andrew Megson is confident about the firm's plans to bring underwriting to the new pension withdrawal regime.
1 CommentFCA faces new calls to redraft independence rules
ICAEW has raised its concerns over the FCA's independence rules.
4 CommentsRathbones to pay £15m to settle Jersey trust legal dispute
Rathbone Brothers is to pay £15 million to settle a long-running legal dispute.
Leave a commentFinancial Ltd hiring ban could trigger exodus
Regulatory lawyer warns FCA recruitment ban could kill-off firm
23 CommentsCitywire Wealth Manager: for investment professionals
How is regulation feeding the outsourcing trend?
New research from Knadel shows that wealth management firms are outsourcing in a way they haven’t before.
Leave a commentBundesbank boss urges Britain not to quit EU
Bundesbank supremo Jens Weidmann has urged Britain not to quit the European Union, even quoting The Beatles to sell the mutual economic benefits of the country retaining its membership.
Leave a commentThe Expert View: Renishaw, Capita and Johnson Matthey
Our daily roundup of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Provident Financial and Poundland.
Leave a commentPolar’s Yakas: banks have little choice but to increase payouts
John Yakas and Nick Brind, managers of the £184 million Polar Capital Global Financials trust, have argued that banks will soon have to begin returning capital to shareholders.
Leave a commentCitywire Global: for international fund selectors
Next crisis will hit non-financial businesses, warns bond manager
Petercam’s Peter de Coensel has upped his holdings in financial bonds as the asset class offers safety and value.
Indonesia faces headwinds despite election outcome, says Asia star
Citywire AA-rated equity manager believes election outcome cannot mask growing political and economic issues in the country.
Polar Capital rebrands star manager’s fund to reflect wider remit
Asset manager drops financials from name of Citywire A-rated manager’s strategy to emphasise income aspect.
AllianceBernstein bolsters fund range with global equity strategy
US asset manager unveils new Ucits version of fund following acquisition of Danish-based boutique at the end of June.