Investment

Risk factor investing is growing in popularity but Thierry Roncalli, head of research at Lyxor Asset Management, asks whether it should be used as part of a strategic allocation, or in order to take more tactical investment positions.

The Japanese yen has plunged to a seven-year low against the dollar in the wake of prime minister Shinzo Abe's announcement of a snap December poll.

The European Central Bank's monetary stimulus programme is likely to fail without full-blown bond purchases and could lead to a recession in the eurozone, Standard & Poor's has warned.

Sustainable investment is a growing trend in the UK market, which has the second-largest sustainable investment industry in the world, according to the UKSIF.

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has told senior politicians he will delay a proposed sales tax rise and call a snap election in December, according to reports.

Corporate financial reports have grown in length and complexity, leaving some managers baffled. Annabelle Williams reports.

Association of British Insurers(ABI) director general Otto Thoresen is to step down in 2015 to chair the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Investors seeking to tap into the so-called 'presidential cycle' should be more cautious than usual, veteran investor Jeremy Grantham has warned.

Morningstar has appointed former Kleinwort Benson chief investment officer Jeremy Beckwith to lead its UK manager research team.

Giles Worthington has joined Smith & Williamson to run its European Growth trust, following the departure of Mark Pignatelli at the end of last year.