Bonds

Spreads have fallen over the past year and compensation for credit risk has therefore reduced. How...

Fund manager"s comment

Takeovers of companies like BHS and Selfridges show there is money to be made in M&A. Current market conditions point to an increase in such activity, which is good news if you are invested in the equities involved

Japan provides negative returns to investors over a 10-year period

National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has increased the interest rates it pays on its fixed-rate p...

fixed interest products and specialist offerings worst performers this year

policyholders in with-profits bonds could lose out if other investors encash their policies

The performance of property companies has fallen off somewhat over the past year, with those concent...

Far East ex-Japan, Global Emerging Market and Japanese Smaller Company investment trusts are listed ...

By George Luckraft, manager of Framlington's UK Income funds Through the first half of this year ma...