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North Sea oil & gas revival lures AXA’s Thomas
Citywire AAA-rated manager of AXA Framlington UK Select Opportunities fund advises investors to use their 'ears and eyes', not just spreadsheets.
A high risk investment trust for diverse frontier markets
Investment trust expert James Carthew analyses the high risk BlackRock Frontiers trust.
Editor's Choice: 'Don't ride a tiger' and expect to be safe
The latest issue of The Accumulator, rounding up fund manager views on bonds, shares and gold, is available now.
Bond fund manager ducks Co-op Bank sell-off
Rathbones' Bryn Jones escaped last week’s bond sell-off having identified financial problems at Co-operative bank before its downgrade to 'junk'.
Ex-BlackRock manager Lyttleton arrested in insider dealing probe
(Update) Ex-BlackRock star Mark Lyttleton was arrested in an insider dealing probe, according to Sky News.
The Expert View: BT, Spirent and Greggs
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including HSBC and Jelf.
UK's top 10 longest-serving fund managers
(Update) Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement has highlighted the long-term value football managers can generate. But what of the fund managers looking after our ISAs and pensions in the UK?
The Expert View: Rio Tinto, Experian, InterContinental
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Morrison and Supergroup.
Garrett Fish: what would be even better than the iBond
Giving US companies a tax break on repatriated profits would go down even better than Apple's popular iBond, says the manager of JP Morgan American investment trust.
Fund managers worry about gold, bonds & shares
Stock markets have soared yet there is unease. The Accumulator rounds up what fund managers are telling Citywire.
GLG's Edwards: Japan 'has gone too far, too quickly'
Neil Edwards, the value-led manager of the GLG Japan CoreAlpha fund, is uncomfortable with the 36% surge in the country's stock market.
Japan soars, FTSE hits new high, as G4S tumbles
Japan's Nikkei 225 jumps 3.6% and the FTSE 100 nears its all-time high as investors celebrate last week's US jobs figures.
Schroder UK Growth accepts Julie Dean as Buxton's successor
Schroders hangs on to the Schroder UK Growth investment trust after its board decides to accept Julie Dean as the successor to outgoing Richard Buxton.
Why Woodford's head was turned by 8 'exciting' firms
Invesco Perpetual’s Neil Woodford is known for his big, defensive bets, but the manager also puts money to work in smaller start-ups.
An outperforming investment trust for overlooked Latin America
James Carthew questions whether investment trust investors are missing a trick in eschewing Latin America.
Diary of a Dumb Investor: am I too exposed to emerging markets?
I have managed to invest quite a lot of my money in China and other parts of the emerging world.
The Accumulator: stock market 'winter is coming' warning
Our editor's pick of the best fund manager interviews on Citywire from the past week.
The Friday Five: good funds for global income
Investors are struggling to find an income that beats inflation. Here are five Citywire fund picks that could help.
Chipper ARM leads FTSE 2% higher
(Update) The FTSE 100 jumped 122 points as investors bet the European Central Bank would cut interest rates to boost the eurozone economy.
Diary of a Dumb Investor: my stupidity has cost me dear
I am mentally weak. Otherwise I would have acted on my convictions and made a killing.
Citywire ratings: 9 fund managers on the rise
Want to give your ISA or Sipp a spring clean? Here are nine fund managers who qualified for a Citywire performance rating this month.
Bolton’s China fund loses 10.5% over three years
Despite an improvement over the past year, Anthony Bolton’s Fidelity China investment trust has slumped 10.5% since its launch.
An Expert View special: 8 global dividend share tips
Four leading fund managers spill the beans on the global shares they're backing for dividend growth.
FTSE bounces back after five day losing streak
Miners lift FTSE but 'correction' doubts linger after weak start to the second quarter suggests a repeat of a pattern seen in recent years.
Wary fund manager retreats to 29% cash holding
Expecting a market ‘correction’, Marcus Brookes has taken the cash weighting in his £1 billion Cazenove fund to its highest ever level.
How to protect your investments from currency risk
Most investors should not try to predict currency movements, but you can act to protect your portfolio, writes Mike Deverell of Equilibrium Asset Management.
End 'grotesque' money printing, Stout tells central banks
Veteran global investor Bruce Stout has called for an end to quantitative easing, arguing that unprecedented levels of global money printing have had no effect and will only spark inflation.
Henderson's Hermon backs Bramson's move on 3i
Neil Hermon, manager of the Henderson Smaller Companies investment trust, has backed turnaround specialist Edward Bramson's stakebuilding in private equity giant 3i Group.
Buxton v Matthews: Schroders swaps one fund star for another
Schroders has poached Philip Matthews, a top-rated manager from rival Jupiter to replace Richard Buson on its UK Alpha Plus fund.
Diary of a Dumb Investor: my sure-fire all-round winner
In a state of giddy excitement I've bought a heavily sold FTSE 250 share.
Tesco posts first profit fall in 20 years after US exit
Profits at the UK's largest supermarket chain fell by almost 100% in 2012 as the group confirmed its exit from the US at a cost of £1.2 billion.
Investor enthusiasm for China wanes again as returns disappoint
According to new Citywire data, China funds were among the worst performing in March, down around 3% on average
The funds hit in the gold crunch
The plunge in the price of gold has shocked everyone. But what does it mean for investors in funds?
Neil Woodford: the firms I've had 'positive' meetings with
Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford says he has had good meetings with a number of firms over the last month and believes AstraZeneca on track to return to growth under its new chief.
Gold plunges again; FTSE dips as China disappoints
(Update) Gold continued its slide and the FTSE 100 fell 0.7% as mining stocks plunged after China released weaker-than-expected growth figures. Ladbrokes also tumbled after a profits warning.
Shares should have been ‘mullered’ by earnings downgrades
Equity valuations look distorted, PSigma Income manager Bill Mott warns, prompting him and several other dividend investors to shift their portfolios to a more defensive stance.
Diary of a Dumb Investor: throwing my cash at the new China
'A similar population, a similar waking giant’ (China in 2004, Africa in 2013).
David Kempton: when funds are the safest option
Experienced private investor David Kempton, concerned about the eurozone, takes comfort in funds.
Smith-Maxwell: cautious funds for a bull market
Algy Smith-Maxwell, co-manager of the Jupiter Merlin Income Portfolio, talks about the funds his fund is investing in.
Investment trust videos
Garrett Fish: what would be even better than the iBond by Sarah Miloudi
Scottish Mortgage: harness the disruptive power of technology by Gavin Lumsden
Henderson's Hermon backs Bramson's move on 3i by David Sandham, Gavin Lumsden
The £50bn investment opportunity from banks' retreat by Gavin Lumsden
Securities Trust: don't write off Europe by Sarah Miloudi