Dogmatic vs Pragmatic: The pros and cons of style drift
While fund managers across asset classes endorse the value of long-term investing, it is natural to question whether these individuals themselves practice what they preach.
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While fund managers across asset classes endorse the value of long-term investing, it is natural to question whether these individuals themselves practice what they preach.
The number of M&A deals completed in 2015 excelled with record returns for acquirers, according to Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM).
I’ve lost count of the number investors who described themselves as “cautiously optimistic” in 2015, but going into 2016 maybe we should drop the caution entirely (or at least tone it down a bit).
Arguably the biggest name in UK fixed-income investing, M&G’s Richard Woolnough talks bear markets, duration, deflation, outflows and whether bonds really do have a problem with illiquidity
Jersey-based hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management is to return investors’ money after being hit by outflows and pressures on its profitability through fees, staffing and meeting client needs.
While commentators are quick to praise innovation within the funds space, is there a case to say that the industry is still edging towards conservatism and risk aversion?
As the dust (hopefully soon) starts to settle on last week’s market carnage, investors are out pointing fingers at the biggest losers, and speculating on whether they could be tomorrow’s big winners.
Equities have inarguably been the best growth trade of recent years, so why have global funds, which supposedly cherry pick the winners, consistently struggled?
With Mark Mobius stepping back from the helm of Templeton Emerging Markets after 26 years, you can’t help but feel that his conviction in the ‘Big Cs’ – commodities and consumers – has of late dented his standing.
US equities are expected to be hit by news that a significant split has emerged within the Federal Reserve on raising interest rates.
From the Fed to fund groups, patience is the financial world’s word of the moment, but what exactly are we waiting for?
India has been many wealth managers’ tip for 2015; so far so good but are rate cuts really the way forward?