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Trump takes aim at the blood minerals cause
Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank act was slipped into the post-crisis financial reforms at the behest of two unlikely bedfellows — conservative Republican senator Sam Brownback and Democrat congressman...
View ArticlePressure on Greece eases after debt partners meet
Pressure on Greek debt eased on Friday as European negotiators tried to bridge differences over Athens’ bailout programme that have sent tremors through global financial markets. Talks in Brussels...
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Australian sheep farmers feel benefit as China flocks to buy wares
For a century, toiling wool growers epitomised Australia’s rise as an export superpower until the development of synthetic fibres unravelled the global wool industry in the 1960s. But strong demand in...
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US stocks hit records in ‘grand slam’ for markets
The four main US stock barometers all logged record closing highs on Friday, marking the first grand slam in two months as small capitalisation stocks have caught up to their larger brethren. The...
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Investors face a European dilemma as elections loom
The European government bond market had what is known in technical circles as a minor freak-out this week. Yet as yields in eurozone bonds diverged sharply, the markets for stocks, corporate debt and...
View ArticleSaturday Papers: Reckitt agrees $18bn Mead Johnson takeover
And UK economy fires on all cylinders as signs of more balanced growth emerge. Source link
View ArticleThe best income funds to buy right now
The fund to have delivered the largest income over the five years is Schroder Income Maximiser. The fund, which has £1bn in assets, aims to deliver 7pc income each year. Over the past five years it...
View ArticleSunday Papers: Investors draw up 'sin bin' solution to executive pay
And fraud case and falling share price take shine off Lloyds’s farewell to taxpayer. Source link
View ArticleTables: The best place to buy your favourite shares and trusts
Investors are increasingly choosing to hold investment trusts and shares, rather than conventional funds, in their investment portfolios. But are they paying their stockbroker too much to administer...
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Market questions: what next for French bonds?
Here are the big questions facing investors ahead of a new trading week. How long does a reprieve for French bonds last? After a burst of selling early last week, French debt was granted a reprieve...
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Hiroshi Ishino of Kansai on global deals
Nothing is duller than watching paint dry, according to the internationally recognised benchmark of boredom. The comparison, says Hiroshi Ishino, misses the thrill of paint. He is locked in a pitiless...
View ArticleWhy rich pensioners should be taxed | Phillip Inman
Since the financial crash, pensioners have won the race for higher incomes (discounting the mega-rich and their soaring salaries). Official figures show that the government’s triple lock on the state...
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Thailand: starting to motor again
Slowly but steadily, Thailand is regaining momentum after several years lost to political turmoil, a military takeover and then, in 2016, the death of the country’s beloved king. This is no India, or...
View ArticleBIST starts new life on a high after discount pledge
The former BlackRock Income Strategies (BIST) investment trust has begun its new life as Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth (ADIG ) on a high, with the shares rallying on the board’s pledge to...
View ArticleRally in HK-listed Chinese stocks suggests gloom is misplaced
There is a market rule of thumb in Hong Kong that says the further away from China investors are, the more clear-cut their views and generally, the more negative they are. On that basis, a surge to...
View ArticleInvestors sneeze at P2P trust’s ‘seasoning’
P2P Global Investments (P2P ) has pinned some of the blame for its poor performance on the maturing or ‘seasoning’ of its £840 million loan portfolio. P2P, the largest of the alternative lending...
View ArticleCorporate bond funds are not the worry as QE era ends
As central bankers seek to wean markets off quantitative easing and exit the dangerous experiment of negative rates, they increasingly fret about the resilience of credit markets. How worried should...
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Some bond bulls break free from retreating herd
When Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate committee on the state of the economy on Tuesday, there will be plenty tuning in who believe the epitaph for the three-decade rally in...
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Investors plan tough action to tackle excessive pay
Several of the world’s most powerful shareholders are planning to take even tougher action on excessive bonuses for company bosses in 2017 after investor protests over executive pay reached a...
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Argentina’s credit revival offers glimpse of stability
Arturo Méndez heaved a sigh of relief after slapping about $300,000 in hundred dollar bills on the table to pay for a house. Carrying all that cash around the streets of Buenos Aires was now someone...
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