US
Investment Trusts
John Kennedy has deleveraged his £588m Scottish investment trust, converting its entire gearing component into cash equivalents to shield the portfolio against a further market set-back.
02 July 2012
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US
PIMCO's Bill Gross has said US debt to GDP could accelerate towards 800% over the next five years if all actual liabilities are taken into account.
29 June 2012
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Economics
Markets were unfazed by the hefty fines facing financial institutions and posted gains around the world overnight.
28 June 2012
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Investment
Strategic bond managers have been reducing high yield exposure in anticipation of a default rate spike in the second half of the year.
25 June 2012
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Investment
US markets slipped into the red sharply overnight after the Federal Reserve announced it will extend its Operation Twist programme, instead of introducing a third round of quantitative easing.
21 June 2012
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Managed funds
Max King, portfolio manager in Investec Asset Management's multi-asset team, asks whether the disparity between US and European equity market performance is justified, suggesting now could be the perfect entry point into stocks.
18 June 2012
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Investment
Renowned energy investor Tim Guinness has forecast the price of US natural gas could increase by 300% in the next five years as supply is choked off and demand grows for gas ahead of coal.
18 June 2012
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