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As investors are faced with the twin spectres of short-term deflation and long-term inflation, long-only fixed-income managers face a difficult environment. In such a situation, an absolute return approach to fixed-income investing could be worth considering...

In a world in where new financial products come and go at the blink of an eye, exchange traded funds...

As lessons from the credit crunch are learned, investors are assessing all risks, guarantees and government protection

Since the beginning of the credit crunch, credit spreads have expanded considerably, prompting many analysts to extol the virtues of bond investing. However, in such tumultuous times, corporate bonds bring exposure to certain risks. What are they?

The world looks a different place to the one it did just six months ago. Then, as the world contempl...

In testing times, employee apathy is rife, making it essential for employers and their advisers to communicate the importance of maintain focus on retirement planning

At the Senate Autumn Investment Conference in Venice six months ago, the fund managers presenting faced the challenge of trying to make sense of the extreme and unprecedented events happening on an almost daily basis. Now they look back to assess what...

Over the past six months, Asian stock markets have remained volatile as investors have adjusted to t...

In times of economic crisis, does morality always have to go out of the window?

If approved, the tax regime changes currently being discussed will be of utmost importance in enabling UK-resident investors to obtain better CGT treatment for offshore investments