Equities

The uncertain outlook for equities means a flight to quality. One approach that has been shown to outperform is screening for ethical, social and governance (ESG) factors, explains Hendrik-Jan Boer from ING Investment Management.

The UK is home to a world-leading computer games industry, and with the help of venture capital investors, local developers have recently brought virtual reality games to the public for the first time. Annabelle Williams speaks to Mercia Fund Management's...

Woodford Investment Management (WIM) is to take a 15% performance fee of any excess returns above the 10% annual return target on its Patient Capital investment trust.

Jason Pidcock, manager of the Newton Asian Income fund, takes a closer look at the changing face of the Asian equity income sector and which stocks are proving attractive investment cases.

13 weird happenings for Friday the 13th

Investec Asset Management's Simon Brazier has warned investors on the higher volatility likely to be experienced in 2015, pointing to a backdrop similar to the year in which Lehman Brothers collapsed.

Are funds built to last or short-term fads?

Equity investors today seem to have only two options: to invest in expensive companies or those with inherent financial risk attached, according to Simon Gergel, manager of the Merchants trust at Allianz Global Investors

The falling oil price is having myriad impact on a range of assets, and mortgage-backed securities could be the main beneficiaries this year, explains BlackRock's Michael Fredericks.

Research firm FundCalibre has ranked Unicorn as the top-performing equity house of the past five years, with Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) topping a ranking of generalist managers.