Cash
20 April 2012
M&G's Richard Woolnough explains how quantitative easing is being used as free finance by the government, but what does it mean for investors?
17 April 2012
Fund managers have increased cash positions significantly in the last month as investors scale back their risk-taking, a recent survey found.
06 February 2012
Iain Stewart and Suzanne Hutchins have raised the cash position in the £4.5bn Newton Real Return fund to 26% in an effort to manage volatility in the portfolio.
14 November 2011
Mark Holden has revamped the Ignis UK Focus fund since taking over last month by cutting all financials exposure, reducing the number of holdings and increasing cash.
27 July 2011
Money market funds in the US are building up liquidity as fears of a downgrade or default on the nation's debt intensify ahead of debt ceiling vote.
19 July 2011
George Soros’ $25.5.bn Quantum Endowment hedge fund is sitting on 75% cash after the portfolio pulled back from the market following a 6% loss last year, Bloomberg reports.
12 January 2011
Neil Jamieson of ETF Securities, says foreign exchange has ‘all weather properties’ and can generate returns when other asset classes are performing poorly.
23 September 2010
We ask industry figures.... if they have been increasing their cash weighting due to market volatility
28 May 2010
What a difference a month makes. The FTSE 100 Index reached a peak of over 5,800 on 16 April 2010 and, in the space of a few weeks, plummeted to below 5,000.
16 November 2009
Dalton Strategic Partnership has launched a new cautious global asset allocation fund.
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