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The long and the short of it: Crisis puts shorting in the spotlight
Calls for a ban growing louder amid Covid-19 impact
Barry Norris: My three-year epiphany that led to this year's double-digit gains
Absolute Return fund up 22.6% YTD
Kingswood Group plans foray into alternatives market
Two new products due out this year
Sarasin's Landell-Mills: Why ESG is 'an awkward acronym' and not compelling
Giving stewardship and sustainability more clarity
'The solution of yesteryear': Industry says BoE rate cut is 'meaningless'
Move from central bank is ‘surprising’
'Whatever it takes' or 'just not enough'? Industry warns Sunak's stimulus is 'storing up problems'
Calls for helicopter money
Why coronavirus could cause a 1990s-style bubble in risk assets
Threat of slump in global economy
Aubrey CM's Bentley-Hamlyn: 'Off-piste' picks in 'overpriced' Europe
Going behind the 'three 15' selection model
The nine flexible funds that have kept investors safest over five years
Best performers revealed
Budget 2020: £600bn to be pumped into UK infrastructure in 'biggest programme of public investing ever'
£4.2bn to be spent on urban transport
Will boutiques be forced to change tactics as M&A news dominates?
Flurry of mergers potentially puts smaller fund houses at risk
Revealed: The coronavirus precautions put in place by the UK's asset managers
Business travel and quarantine guidelines
Sanlam UK hires new portfolio manager
Lydia MacDonald brings 35 years of experience to the team
Coronavirus fears drive £1.6bn of equity fund outflows in one week
Global equity funds saw worst week on record
Japan 'on the brink of recession': Contrarian play or value trap?
Japanese equities under the microscope
What does the future hold for investment trust activism?
First 'activist' product due for flotation
Multi-managers pile into UK equities at highest allocation since Brexit referendum
2019 General Election result also key factor
European investors 'risk on' as global equity funds remain best sellers in January
Refinitiv monthly European fund flow report
GDIM launches three new ethical investment model portfolios
Cautious, Moderately Aggressive and Aggressive portfolios
Goldman Sachs AM launches environmental impact equity fund
'Five key drivers' of returns
Three trust picks for ESG portfolios
Which products get the green light from investors?
Tilney's Seager-Scott: I long for the day I can get rid of gold
Volatility concerns
Confidence shows signs of snowballing in ASEAN equities
Opportunities in EMs such as Indonesia and Myanmar
Square Mile strips ratings from Investec and Franklin funds
Following 33 fund manager meetings in January
Targeted AR funds haemorrhage assets despite solid returns
Nearly £15bn lost in AUM - and low investor confidence to blame
Waverton's Frikkee: Spotting the blips and buying the dips
Keeping faith with the brands staying afloat
BMO Fund Watch Survey: 2.4% of funds manage consistent top-quartile gains over last decade
13.4% achieved above-average returns
Gallery: 11 outlooks for asset classes, themes and investing styles in 2020
Senior fund managers and economists discuss biggest headwinds and tailwinds
Investment Association to split IA Global Emerging Markets Bond sector
Three new sectors from 1 January
2020 alternatives outlook: Real assets and gold offer 'key benefits' for investors
Prospects for alternatives remain positive
S&P 500 leads in strong year for developed market equities
Stockmarkets finish 2019 at three-year highs
UK equities: The 2020 outlook for this year's worst-performing stockmarket
Several fund managers share their views
What have been managers' best and worst trades of the year?
The stocks to remember – and the ones to forget
Schroders multi-asset team backs equities as recession risk falls
Thawing of geopolitical tensions behind positive outlook
Investors 'underwhelmed' by Barnett replacement on Edinburgh investment trust
Mixed industry reaction to new appointment
UK equities tipped as top performer for 2020 in AIC fund manager poll
Low interest rates cause for optimism
Invesco hires new head of ETF capital markets team
For UK, Benelux and Nordic region
EdenTree IM hires Judge as head of wholesale & retail distribution
Following increase in product demand
Why Premier Multi-Asset Global Growth has its largest-ever weighting in UK equity funds
UK equities exposure rose by between 3%-5%
Revealed: Winners of the Gold Standard Awards 2019
Honouring higher standards in UK financial services
Revealed: Winners of the Investment Company of the Year Awards 2019
Honouring the best in closed-ended fund management
The Diversity Project Charity to partner with Investment Week for Women in Investment Awards
Awards take place on 27 November
The three best-performing sectors trading on double-digit discounts
European trusts trounce other sectors
Rathbones' Cazalis: Why UK financials are our comfort blanket
More 'compelling' option than US and Europe
A Halloween horror, or a Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?
Markets braced for more tricks and treats ahead of 12 December election
Charles Stanley's John Redwood: The truth behind lowly-valued Asian markets
Japan favourable to China
How a former orchestral virtuoso became a UK small-cap top performer
Paul Jourdan's orchestral manoeuvres in the market