News & Media
Investment Comment Jan 2013
We said in October that earnings yields in most equity markets compare very favourably to bond yields relative to history. That continues to be the case, despite recent rises in the stockmarket as a result of the positive news f ...
RDR A Quick and Simple Guide
You may not have heard about it yet, but the way that financial advisers run their businesses, and how they provide services to you and other consumers, is changing. From 1 January 2013 the Retail Distribution Review (or RDR for ...
Investment Comment Oct 2012
Prudent risk-taking was rewarded in the recent quarter with most equity markets rising at least 3% (unhedged) despite strength in sterling. Previous laggard stock markets in Europe ex-UK, Pacific ex-Japan and Emerging Markets gained the mo ...
Warnings about UCIS
The restriction will affect the promotion of non-mainstream pooled investments, but will not affect investment trusts or mainstream structured products (i.e. those linked to the performance of shares or bonds on a regulated market). At the ...
QE and the markets
The week ended with equity markets racing up, in the wake of the bold announcement from Ben Bernanke to inject a further $40bn per month into the US economy, by buying mortgage-backed securities until there is a substantial improvement in ...
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