Equities

Patience and stockpicking key to taking advantage of inefficiency.

Japanese equities the positive in a country with a negative outlook.

Spectrum's Matthew Byer says preferred securities can offer investors an attractive complement to their fixed income portfolio.

The proposed interim levy on the investment intermediary sub-class in 2009/10 following the failures of Keydata and two stockbrokers has been cut from £70m to £58m, although the structured product-related charge has increased by £2m, the FSCS confirms...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Sebastian Luparia is targeting Brazilian infrastructure opportunities as the country looks to upgrade its facilities ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympics.

Historic decision is expected to improve the prospects for many US biotech and pharmaceutical companies

Emerging markets managers are deviating from benchmark weightings, arguing they miss out areas of greatest potential economic growth and investment opportunities.

Lazard Global Equity Income manager attributes fund's 57.9% increase to his focus on individual companies rather than macro-economics

Sanlam Investment Management's Kokkie Kooyman has boosted exposure to emerging market banks in the Global Financial fund from 60% last September to 64%.

The earnings results season for Q3 2009 (October-December 2009) has almost finished.