Markets

Monks Laments 'bruising' Underperformance Period As Managers Reposition Portfolio

The Monks investment trust has lamented a “bruising period” of underperformance, as the managers seek to repositio... Read more

Deep Dive: VCT Hopes Buoyed Following Sunset Clause Extension

Venture capital trust hopes have been buoyed by the government's commitment to extend the lingering sunset clause, exp... Read more

Abrdn To Pour Six Months' Worth Of Management Fees Into UK Investment Trust Range

abrdn intends to reinvest six months’ worth of management fees into the shares of its UK investment trust line-up as... Read more

Six 2023 Pathway Programme Members Promoted To Portfolio Manager

The Diversity Project’s Pathway Programme has seen six of its members promoted to fund manager roles, with a further... Read more

Atlantic House Rebrands Total Return Fund To 'improve Transparency'

Atlantic House Investments has renamed its Total Return fund to better reflect its asset allocation. Read more

Reboot's Justin Onuekwusi And Noreen Biddle Shah: Closing The Ethnicity Pay Gap

The attention given to diversity and inclusion progress (D&I) in the workplace has been steadily increasing in rec... Read more

FCA Plans 'new Form Of Simplified Advice' In Extensive Review

The Financial Conduct Authority and HM Treasury have set out three proposals as part of their joint advice and guidanc... Read more

National Audit Office Finds 'significant Delay' In FCA Regulatory Action

The National Audit Office (NAO) has found “significant delays” between the identification of issues in financial s... Read more

Economic Uncertainty Slows Hiring Activity As Wage Pressures Recede In November

A weak economic outlook has driven cautious employers to slow down their hiring activity in November, as wage pressure... Read more

Allianz GI CIO Virginie Maisonneuve: We Are Taking AI Integration As Seriously As ESG

The integration of artificial intelligence into company practices will be crucial for the survival of asset management... Read more

London Capital & Finance Scars Raise Risk Concerns Over LTAFs Among MPs

The Treasury Committee has raised a series of concerns regarding the development and promotion of Long-Term Asset Fund... Read more

Yen Robust On Strong Wage Growth Data, NFP To Determine Dollars Path

Japanese Yen continues to dominate as the strongest currency for the week, finding additional support from Japan’s u... Read more

Outflows Slow To £137m In October As UK Investors Gravitate Towards Safer Assets

Outflows from UK-domiciled funds significantly slowed in October, as investors turned to safer asset classes, accordin... Read more

Yen Dominates With Strong Rally, USD/JPY Enters Bearish Trend Reversal

Yen is trading as the runaway leader in today’s market, dominating traders’ focus. This rally was initially trigge... Read more

AXA Framlington Shakes Up Management Of £600m UK Select Opportunities

AXA Framlington has changed the lead manager of its UK Select Opportunities fund. Read more