Investment Week was first published on 30 January 1995, by a small company called City Financial Communications, which then employed 13 people and was established as an EIS scheme by founder Tim Weller, who is still group chief executive. Of the original employees, five still remain and the company, long since renamed Incisive Media, now employs over 800 people with offices in London, New York, Hong Kong and India with operations in the legal, accountancy, computing, insurance, financial risk management, hedge funds, photography, and search engine optimisation markets, as well as investment, pensions and mortgages.
They want you – UK equities are the bedrock of many private investors’ portfolios, but the last 10 years has been the ‘lost decade’ because returns have been so poor. Can investors ignore the potential for the next decade?
What type of investor are you? Nick Train, joint founder of Lindsell Train, argues that when you cut through the psychobabble there are just two types of investor – value or momentum. Which one you are is entirely up to you.
Parents couldn’t possibly borrow any more - Or could they? The Contrarian Investor, David Stevenson, does some blue-sky thinking and imagines what the future might hold. And it’s not that far-fetched!
Distribution, distribution, distribution - Former Investment Week editor Kira Nickerson looks at how the distribution of investment products has changed in the last 15 years and believes the future may see a return to consumers investing direct alongside the emergence of ‘super’ firms of advisers.
It’s all about investment, stupid! - Back in 1995, Investment Week argued that investment underpinned most financial products and little has changed. But the continued growth in new funds means the need for good-quality advice can grow in importance. Lawrence Gosling gets on his soapbox for a Grouse and says the future must be about compulsion.
What are the top-performing funds over the last 15 years? And how many changes of managers have they had? OBSR’s Richard Romer-Lee says class can be permanent in the mutual fund world, while performance may be only temporary. Thames River Capital’s Robert Burdett says over 15 years multi-manager funds have delivered in performance terms and argues in favour of the boutique providers for the future.
Who will be the winning fund managers over the next 15 years? Paul Burgin talks to a group of leading multi-managers for their views, while we select 15 names to follow for the next 15 years. We are not guaranteeing their performance, but they already have the pedigree to make them worth following.
Chief Executive Interview – Back in January 1995, Helena Morrissey was building a reputation as an excellent bond manager at Newton. These days she is the group’s CIO working to retain its consistency and stability as the winning formula to keep clients satisfied.
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