Callum Abbot talks candidly about investing in the UK stock market – one of the most unloved markets in the world – as advisers pose a range of questions to the Citywire A-rated JP Morgan fund manager.
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The UK stock market’s mix of domestically-focused and multinational companies provides compelling long-term investment opportunities, giving investors access to some of the highest quality management teams with businesses operating around the world – while also...
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UK equities remain important for income seekers, but which strategies are fund selectors favouring to weather the dividend drought? Citywire canvassed opinion. Despite widespread dividend cuts, wealth managers and advisers see attractions in UK equities for income....
Blackfinch AM launches ESG multi-asset fund range
Blackfinch Asset Management has launched four environmental, social and governance (ESG) approved multi-asset unit trusts, as it makes its move into the retail investment space. The trusts, which will be known as the Adaptation Funds, will blend both active and...
Blue Whale defies crisis to grow by £124m
The Peter Hargreaves-backed Blue Whale Growth fund has defied the recent market volatility to grow by more than £100m since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis. The fund, which has returned 58.6% since inception in September 2017 to 10 June and...
M&G eyes IFAs’ model portfolios for PruFunds after Ascentric deal
M&G is making a big play in the UK wealth space following its Ascentric platform deal and wants to use the acquisition get the fund range into IFAs’ model portfolios. With £53bn in assets at the end of 2019, PruFunds is a giant in the advised world but it is often...
Seven managers to exit in Jupiter/Merian fund shake-up
Jupiter has committed to a significant shake-up of its product range following its merger with Merian, with seven managers exiting and a number of sales staff being made redundant. From Merian, managers Ian Ormiston, Rob James, Mark Greenwood, Citywire...
The audience angle: Seeking income in UK equities
2020 is shaping up to be a difficult year for income-seekers, but advisers and wealth managers are finding myriad ways to protect investors’ income stream. Citywire reports. Central banks have cut interest rates to close to zero – Britain’s to a historic low of 0.1% –...
IA calls for FTSE transparency over dividend payments
FTSE companies that suspend dividend payments as a result of current market uncertainty will be expected to restart them ‘as soon as it is prudent to do so’, the Investment Association (IA) has said. In a letter sent to all FTSE chairs on behalf of its members...