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Popular funds: big changes? We look at 12 widely-held names
Thursday 27 Jul 2023The events of the past three years have completely altered the investment backcloth against which fund managers are trying to earn above-average returns. Fund managers can have an investment framework to operate within, but what do they do when a ‘black swan’ lands? How do they adapt their...
Not all bad news: Here are 10 stocks benefiting from the cost-of-living crisis
Thursday 27 Jul 2023Although the latest UK inflation figures are easy off, the cost-of-living crisis is still alive and kicking, as food, energy and petrol costs remain stubbornly high. This is bad news for consumers but good news for some companies who are benefiting from the doom and gloom on the high street and in...
Can emerging markets make the transition away from fossil fuels?
Thursday 27 Jul 2023Emerging markets are more reliant on fossil fuels than the developed world with developing countries lagging in terms of the transition to greener forms of energy. In research published earlier in 2023 the World Economic Forum observed: ‘By 2030, annual renewable energy investment in emerging...
Emerging markets: technology at the forefront, overtaking developed world on oil consumption
Thursday 27 Jul 20231. Broadening market breadth. During the first half of 2023, 72% of the gains and six out of the 10 largest contributors to the gains in the MSCI Emerging Markets index were technology-related. This is a trend repeated in global equity indices, as 53% of the gains and nine of the 10 largest...
Our 2023 share picks have absolutely smashed it: up 23% against a flat market
Thursday 27 Jul 2023Given how hard it has been to pick winning stocks this year, due to the outsized gains enjoyed by a narrow collection of stocks in the US in particular, we are delighted with the performance of our 2023 Tips of The Year. Against a FTSE All-Share index which has basically gone nowhere, eking out...
Gilts are in demand: we explain how to buy and reasons for doing so
Thursday 27 Jul 2023With official interest rates spiralling higher as the Bank of England grapples with inflation, yields across fixed income markets have also exploded higher. This provides investors with a chance to earn a decent rate of return. This article explains what gilts are, how they work, the potential...
Which investments have done best this year and what should you buy now?
Thursday 20 Jul 2023According to a new study by US bank Goldman Sachs, hedge funds currently have the lowest weighting to the US stock market in a decade and the highest weighting to European stocks instead. Considering hedge funds are supposed be a lot smarter than the average investor – which is why they typically...
The UK shares which are overlooked plays on artificial intelligence
Thursday 20 Jul 2023You have almost certainly never heard of RC365 ( RCGH ) . The payments business joined London’s Main Market in March 2022, raising £2 million at 6.2p per share for a £6.7 million market cap. Fifteen months on, the share price has surged more than 2,000% to 154p. The stock is up more than 600% since...
New mining company backed by Volkswagen and Glencore taps retail investors for cash
Thursday 13 Jul 2023Retail investors are being offered the chance to buy shares in a fundraising by a UK-listed mining outfit looking to produce metals for electric vehicles. ACG Acquisition Company ( ACG ) was launched in October 2022 as a SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) otherwise known as a cash shell...
Investing round the world: how to do it and the markets which matter
Thursday 13 Jul 2023After a decent showing in 2022, the UK stock market has failed to fire in 2023. The good news for investors is shares in other parts of the world have done much better and it has never been easier to have a globally diversified portfolio. There is an excellent range of products and instruments...