Markets

Less Than 4% Of Funds Deliver Consistent Top Quartile Returns Over Three Years

The number of funds delivering consistently top quartile returns over three years has reached 52 for Q3 2023, close to... Read more

Paris Jordan Departs Waverton IM To Lead Charles Stanley Responsible Investment Research Team

Paris Jordan is set to join Charles Stanley as head of responsible investing, a newly created role, at the start of De... Read more

Mercer Commits To UK Advisers With Improved Investment Offering

Consultancy firm Mercer has extended its investment solutions business to financial advisers. Read more

UK Venture Capital Investments Plummet 43% In 2023

The value of venture capital funding deals in the UK slumped by 43.1% year-on-year, according to GlobalData research. ... Read more

UBP Strengthens EM Fixed Income Team With Triple Hire

UBP has hired two senior portfolio managers and a senior portfolio advisor and strategist to bolster its emerging mark... Read more

Peel Hunt Reiterates Liontrust 'Buy' Rating Despite £1.6bn Quarterly Outflows

Peel Hunt has restated its ‘Buy’ rating for Liontrust, after the asset manager reported a 6.3% drop to its assets ... Read more

Geo Tensions Lift Swiss Franc Modestly, Other Currencies Unperturbed

The tumultuous environment resulting from the Middle East tensions has prompted a noticeable upswing in Gold and Oil p... Read more

Pantheon International Completes £150m Tender Offer

The reverse auction tender offer from Pantheon International (PIN) has closed, with the trust buying back £150m of sh... Read more

JP Morgan AM Launches UCITS Active Global Aggregate Bond ETF

JP Morgan Asset Management has expanded its fixed income ETF offering with the launch of an active fixed income ETF to... Read more

Gold And Oil Prices Rise Amidst Re-escalating Middle East Tensions

The Middle East sees a re-escalation in geopolitical tensions following a tragic strike on a Gaza hospital, leading to... Read more

Retail Sales Lifts Dollar Higher; Canadian Faces Headwinds After CPI

Today’s economic data releases are steering the markets, though it is uncertain how sustained their influence will b... Read more

Asian Session Sees Antipodean Currency Waves, Sterling And Canadian Braced For Movement Next

The currencies from the Southern Hemisphere, Australian and New Zealand Dollars, saw notable volatility in Asian sessi... Read more

Global Markets Hesitate; AUD/NZD Might Display Some Volatility

A quiet yet tense atmosphere pervades the financial markets today, as traders’ anticipation builds, eyes keenly focu... Read more

Markets Tread Carefully, Geopolitics To Overshadow Inflation And Retail Sales Data

Financial markets are holding steady yet exhibit a sense of nervous anticipation as the new week commences. The confli... Read more

Middle East Unrest Shakes Financial Markets; Safe Havens Gain Ground

The abrupt escalation in conflicts in the Middle East significantly influenced the global financial markets last week,... Read more