Analysis

With some companies unable to generate the necessary earnings growth to continue increasing dividends, Gervais Williams, manager of the Miton MicroCap trust, explores the options for investors to ensure their portfolios continue to generate a rising income...

With the gold price having trended upwards in real terms by just 1.2% since 1920, Peter Elston, chief investment officer of Seneca Investment Managers, asks if the metal is really worthy of its status

With concerns surrounding global growth, Peter Hewitt, manager of the F&C Managed Portfolio Income trust, highlights the trusts set to benefit from the UK being the fastest-growing G7 economy.

US Congress needs to agree a new debt ceiling limit this month if the economy is to avoid a significant growth hit, according to Architas CIO Caspar Rock.

Kenichi Amaki, portfolio manager at Matthews Asia, argues investors focusing on Abenomics and GDP growth are missing the 'bigger picture' of Japan capitalising on demand from within Asia.

Delegates at Investment Week's recent Bond Briefing gave their views on duration positioning, convertibles and the insurance sector.

Townsend Lansing, head of short/leveraged and FX platforms at ETF Securities, explains how currency hedging in the ETP space can be used to exploit market dislocations

Taking an index agnostic approach to investing in emerging markets can be much more profitable over time than simply focusing on the index.

Alternative assets have dominated investment trust fundraising in 2015. A significant portion of the record net £3.9bn raised since the start of the year to 14 September was allocated to higher-yielding vehicles in areas including specialist debt and...

Michael Hasenstab, executive vice president and chief investment officer for Templeton Global Macro Group, gives his assessment of China's true debt levels.