Opinion

With the majority of selectors recommending the same 20% of funds, FE's Mika-John Southworth explores why 'big brand' funds continue to be favoured despite performance issues.

There is something of a yawning disconnect between investment rhetoric and portfolio reality when it comes to the knotty issues of ethical and sustainable investing. Lots of financial professionals nod wisely about the importance of ESG factors, and then...

Working to close the gender gap has become a priority for many corporates, and in particular asset management firms in recent years.

What is worse: running a distribution warehouse in a sleepy part of the UK which is described as a Victorian workhouse, or bribing people to sell your products in two of the most important countries in the world?

Even though I admit to being something of an investment trust enthusiast, I rarely bother to peruse the manager statements for the funds I own.

Heightened sensitivity to economic events post-Lehman Brothers' collapse is leading to increased volatility in markets, especially with regards to the shares of financial institutions, according to Gurnek Bains, chairman of multinational corporate psychology...

The fact that this morning many comments focus on the so-called increased probability of a rate hike this December completely misses the point, writes Raphael Pitoun, CIO of Seilern Investment Management.

It is probably not an overstatement to suggest the UK is facing the biggest challenge for 70 years.

As open-ended property funds start to reopen after suspensions following the Brexit vote, there is a danger the debate around these vehicles gets kicked into the long grass until the next crisis erupts.

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