So-called ‘tracker’ or ‘passive’ funds have become very much more sophisticated in recent years,...
Investments
“Are US stocks bubbling up?”
‘I’ve seen how much the S&P 500 has gone up, why haven’t my investments done the same?’, I’ve...
“DB transfer values fall to near record lows”
Many £billions have been transferred from ‘defined benefit’ or final salary pensions to personal...
“FSCS warns industry levy set to rise to £415m for 2024/25”
Should this bother you, as a client? Surely, if there weren’t so many rogues in the financial...
“Is Brexit the real reason for London’s stock market malaise?”
Pension funds and other institutional investors, as they’re called have no patriotic duty to...
“FCA to simplify listing rules in bid to revive UK stock market”
Fewer companies are ‘listing’, choosing to have their shares bought and sold once they’re big...
“Time in the Market Beats Timing the Market”
If you’re mad enough to be heading to an airport this height-of-summer-season, you’ll face the...
“Nutmeg losses climb 28% after JPMorgan takeover”
If you’re offering cheap, online investment advice, you need volume to make it profitable. To get...
“Coping with a correction – will stock market falls continue?”
There haven’t been any ‘markets plummet, £billions wiped of the value of your savings’ headlines...
“Asset managers ‘largely failing’ on ESG voting, research suggests”
If you own shares, you’ll know it’s pointless voting at shareholder meetings as it’s only the big...
“FCA warns social media giants over ‘dodgy’ investment adverts”
I really think they’re fighting a losing battle here. There are so many who believe whatever they...
Will the new Roaring ’20s end in a Crash?
The Great Gatsby was one of my favourite books, and I even had a soft spot for the Robert Redford...
“John Lewis looks to tap into DIY investing boom with Nutmeg partnership”
M&S sold ISAs and pensions for while in the ‘90s. Richard Branson had a go. Halifax and the...
“FCA lays out plan to shake up listing rules”
Great! A shake up of the rules to ensure that the City of London remains one of the world’s...
“Nutmeg backers set for big windfall from £700m JPM Chase deal”
Remember the .com boom, when anything vaguely techie, and many things which appeared to be but...