Opinion

This is a column intended to provoke thought, discussion and not abusive emails - it is absolutely not a place to talk about one of my favourite new books, unless of course the book in question happens to be called Value Investing and is written by my...

Last week's statistics from the Investment Managers' Association, which saw property funds attract the largest allocations, are as clear an indication as you could wish for that investors have now largely moved away from fear and are ready to embrace...

Investment Week Conjecture

The news Anthony Bolton has emerged from his mentoring role at Fidelity and put himself firmly back on the frontline of investment management running a China fund for Fidelity has generated huge interest across our industry.

A few weeks back I had a very amusing drink down some local City boozer with a senior director of a very large investment bank charged with building products and funds to sell to the likes of you and me. Quite the funniest part of the conversation was...

To float or not to float - that is the question.

It is now generally accepted the global economy has exited recession and the recovery began around mid-year.

I was recently part of the judging for the Structured Products Awards organised by Investment Week's sister publication Professional Adviser.

Investment Week Conjecture

Last week saw the launch of the Asset Management Working Group Report, Asset Management: the UK as a Global Centre, which was convened by the Chancellor.