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Franklin Templeton: back from the dead?
Early one morning in October 2013, Franklin Templeton announced a “record year” for the California-based investment manager. Striking a pleased note on a call with analysts, Greg Johnson, chief...
View ArticleAnnual pension allowance: how to avoid getting caught this year
So someone who earns £35,000 could pay a maximum of £28,000 themselves, which would be topped up with basic-rate tax relief of £7,000. Even if you are not earning you can save £3,600 a year into your...
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Global output data undermine Trump rhetoric
North America’s share of global output has fallen much less than that of Europe or Latin America over the past 20 years, undermining US President Donald Trump’s claims that unfair trade deals have...
View ArticleAsia stocks cautious after North Korea missile launch
Asian shares traded mixed on Monday in morning session as investors weighed the near-certain prospect of an interest rate hike in the US this month against heightened geopolitical risks in Asia after...
View ArticleMonday Papers: Aberdeen Standard Life merger will lead to job cuts
And Deutsche Bank chief reveals €2 billion worth of asset sales and reverses decision to sell Postbank unit. Source link
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Republican tax reform could shake up global economy
A proposal for a new levy on imports included in a Republican tax reform plan has set off a lobbying war in the US business community and raised fears of looming trade skirmishes. But economists have...
View ArticleStandard Aberdeen: analysts eye investment trust overlap
Aberdeen Asset Management’s (ADN) two UK equity income investment trusts and its Aberdeen Private Equity (APEF ) closed-ended fund could be vulnerable to mergers after the fund group agreed a £11...
View ArticleTurkey: heads he wins, tails they lose
Erdogan will be strengthened by April’s plebiscite, whether he wins the vote or not Source link
View ArticleWarm US winter leaves gas market with supply problem
Winter has lost its icy bite for the second straight year in the US, wrongfooting forecasters and slackening demand for natural gas, resulting in excess supplies. Unusual warmth across most of the...
View ArticleBudget 2017: Brexit challenge could tighten tax net
Chancellor Philip Hammond has said this week’s Budget will focus on ‘near-term measures’ to get the country through its post-Brexit challenge, but tax and pension experts hope he will think longer...
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Adviser Workshop: How to make the most of the pension advice allowance
Stephen Girling, Kay Ingram and Julie Lord explain how to make the most of the pension advice allowance, which comes into force in April. Stephen Girling Managing director, SG Wealth Management The...
View ArticleBloomberg fights to keep Pimco on Treasury trading platform
Bloomberg is fighting to keep the bond house Pimco as a customer on its platform to buy and sell Treasuries, as the advance of automated trading reshapes the $14tn US government debt market. Pimco,...
View ArticleAfrica holds promise of rare earth riches
March 6, 2017 by: Ian Coles, Mayer Brown Vital for so many modern technologies, rare earths remain among the most sought-after minerals on the planet. It was recently suggested at the American...
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A word of caution on the bond-stock decoupling
© AP In the last few days, several market participants and watchers have highlighted a decoupling of equity and fixed-income markets that has seen the Dow Jones and S&P indices soar impressively...
View ArticleAberdeen UK equity head joins Scottish Oriental's board
Aberdeen Asset Management’s outgoing UK equity head Jeremy Whitley has joined the board of Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies as a non-executive director. The appointment comes as Whitley prepares to...
View ArticleForeign & Colonial lifts buybacks from decade low
Investors in Foreign & Colonial (FRCL ) saw their best annual returns since 1999 last year, although the country's oldest investment trust still lagged its stock market benchmark. The net asset...
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European stocks mixed as Wall St futures steady
Tuesday 08:35 GMT Overview European stocks are mixed as US equity futures put in a steady performance after a soft start to the week. Forex moves are muted, while oil prices dip and Treasury yields...
View ArticleGovt pension fund lifts transfer ban for four million people
In addition, the normal 1.8pc charge on each contribution looks set to be waived for transferred funds, the pensions minister Richard Harrington suggested last week. Nest’s usual 0.3pc annual charge...
View ArticleWhat does the Aberdeen deal mean for Standard Life's 1.2m shareholders?
Standard Life’s main focus as an investment house is on the UK and Europe. Popular funds include UK Smaller Companies and UK Equity Income Unconstrained. Recently, another highly popular fund,...
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Big data scramble in markets still relies on people
One of the simplest ways to make money in financial markets is to trade on price-sensitive information ahead of everyone else. As the apocryphal story goes, Nathan Mayer Rothschild had great success...
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