Opinion

Be prepared to actively trade

Strengths versus global fund houses

Winners and losers

Aberdeen and Standard LIfe set aside fund manager bonus retention pot

Avoid the ‘gridlock of groupthink’

Transfixed by Trump, Brexit and Le Pen, it is increasingly obvious that we have all become too addicted to banging on about the macro and politics.

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting John Timpson of the shoe repair chain.

Last year saw some titanic battles in the closed-ended fund space, as activist investors flexed their muscles and challenged investment trust boards on issues including fund performance and value for money.

The traditional 60/40 fund, which dates back to the 1950s, no longer works in the current economic climate, argues Ashley Lynn, analyst at Orbis Investments.

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