News by: James Phillipps

AAA-rated survey: top manager positioning amid a Greek tragedy

by James Phillipps on May 23, 2012 at 08:37

An exclusive survey of Citywire’s AAA-rated managers conducted last month reveals the best brains had plenty of risk on the table as the European debt crisis hit crunch time.   

Is now time to dump corporate bonds for equities?

by James Phillipps on May 23, 2012 at 00:01

Corporate bonds have continued to outperform equities since the start of the year but a growing number of investors are expecting this trend to start to reverse.

Edinburgh Worldwide's Urquhart: income needs distorting discounts

by James Phillipps on May 22, 2012 at 00:01

Citywire A-rated mark Urquhart says the tight discount on income-focused trusts reflects the distortions in the market created by the need for yield.

Facebook: worth a poke?

by James Phillipps on May 18, 2012 at 07:00

Few can fail to be impressed by the social media firm's numbers, but can it continue to grow its revenues and justify a potential $100 billion market valuation?

Under the spotlight: Ireland's top economist David McWilliams

by James Phillipps on May 17, 2012 at 10:43

As McWilliams takes the stage at the Citywire Private Client Manager Retreat we analyse just how correct his calls have been over the last few years.  

A-rated Penny piles into tech and mobile data

by James Phillipps on May 17, 2012 at 07:01

UK equity ace Richard Penny is backing mobile data and technology stocks to outperform, with about a quarter of his Legal & General UK Alpha Trust held in the sectors.

Jupiter's Bezalel puts faith in Man Utd and Australia

by James Phillipps on May 15, 2012 at 00:01

The three-time European champions remain a key stock pick for Jupiter Strategic Bond fund manager, whose top bet remains Australian government debt.

Wealth Manager: Charles Stanley's Guildford head on local opportunities

by James Phillipps on May 03, 2012 at 00:01

Despite only having decided to up sticks and change jobs once in his career, Charles Stanley’s Charles Turton has worked for a surprisingly large number of private client managers in his time.

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