Markets

ECB and BOJ set for further stimulus

By BNY Mellon IM EMEA

Delegates at Investment Week's Channel Islands Summit last month heard from a number of fund managers discussing their current portfolio positioning.

The FTSE 100 index climbed sharply on Tuesday, boosted by defence stocks and a 9% rise in engineering firm Smiths Group.

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CPI at -0.1% again

Investment Week is due to publish a book, Intelligent Investors, to celebrate its first 20 years shortly.

There is an unsaid adage in fund management about 'grey hair' and 'scars', which means up and coming talent in the industry can be overlooked in favour of those with a decade or two of investment experience under their belt.

The FTSE 100 opened down 0.5% this morning, in the first trading session since the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night.