Investment

Tesco's third largest shareholder Warren Buffett has described his investment in the supermarket as a "huge mistake".

Just 12% of the general public trust the fund managers, according to a new report by PwC which ranks the industry below retail and investment banks in terms of trustworthiness.

The tide has turned against mid caps as tourists have retreated and investors head to mega caps for yield. But with lower prospects for growth among FTSE 100 stocks, should investors be favouring mid caps again? Ecclesiastical's Andrew Jackson investigates....

The equity bull run is getting long in the tooth and managers are being complacent about the rising risks, argues Stephen Lamacraft from Woodford Investment Management.

Neptune Investment Management's head of UK wholesale Adam Hughes has exited the group following a restructure of the business, Investment Week understands.

Credit risk seems to have taken a back seat recently, with even Lufthansa's junk-rated bond being massively oversubscribed. Using a metric like the Moody's Analytics expected default frequency measure could help passive allocators manage credit risk,...

Fund launch

The PIMCO Total Return bond fund shed a net $23.5bn in September, latest figures show, as outflows accelerated following Bill Gross' departure.

Challenger bank Virgin Money has announced plans for an initial public offering this month, committing to a progressive dividend policy in the process.

A string of fines and legal costs has obscured banks' true earning power in recent years. Moreover, banks are now run by prudent risk managers, argues Tony Coniaris from Harris Associates.