A professional investor tells MoneyWeek where he’d put his money now. This week: Makis Kaketis, manager of F&C UK Dynamic Fund. Since May, equity markets have reappraised how they price risk. Unlike the market correction …
Is sterling poised to break through the “mythical” $2 mark? asks Steve Johnson in the FT. The pound last reached those heights just before Black Wednesday in September 1992, and its time at the summit …
When it comes to risky investments, Russia is close to the top of the table. Over the past few years, the government has confiscated assets from oil giant Yukos, thus showing it has no respect …
“Mugged by an Old Lady. How embarrassing,” says Jamie Chisholm in the FT. UK equities and bonds took a beating last week after the Bank of England (BoE) – otherwise known as the Old Lady …
After reporting slowing growth for much of last year, conditions on the high street seem to have picked up. Official statistics show that retail sales rose for the fifth month in a row between May …
The progress of the US hurricane season, which runs for the six months from June to November, is being closely followed by the insurance industry. The forecast this year is for up to 16 named …
When smart dinner-party chatter turned towards the dull London suburb of Tulse Hill as the latest property hotspot, we knew the property boom was out of hand, says The Times. “So how to take news …
“Consistency is a vital ingredient for the long-term success of a fund, but genuine consistency is hard to achieve,” says Tim Cockerill, head of research at adviser Rowan & Co in What Investment. Hence Ian …
A professional investor tells MoneyWeek where he’d put his money now. This week: Andrew Jackson, manager of the Allchurches UK Equity Fund. Our UK Equity Growth Fund has a significant proportion of its assets invested …
As a fundamentals-based investor, I’m only attracted to the small-cap biotech sector once companies have either broken into profitability, or have technology that has been proven in the field. Unfortunately, most early-stage healthcare businesses do …