Fund in focus: H2O MultiReturns
H2O MultiReturns is run by a relatively small boutique which is owned by Natixis (a large French-owned investment manager), and aims to achieve positive returns by only focusing on investments in which...
View ArticleEnergy – an unloved sector
Often it is those which are least loved which offer the best opportunities, according to Michelle McGrade Chief Investment Officer at TD Direct Investing. Energy and natural resources have endured a...
View ArticleThe vibrancy of smallness
It is then perhaps interesting that attention is turning towards smaller opportunities. Miton Group, the established asset management group, have shared their thoughts on smallness. How the credit boom...
View ArticleFund in Focus: BlackRock UK
Nick Little, manager of the BlackRock UK Fund for the last four years, seeks companies which broadly fall into one of two categories: those undergoing structural change and those with a competitive...
View ArticleFund in Focus: Invesco Perpetual Global Bond
Lewis Aubrey-Johnson, head of fixed income products at Invesco Perpetual, believes monetary policy is working and we are likely to see a slow but progressive recovery in developed markets, from which...
View ArticleInvestors dive in when markets get cold feet
According to TD’s recently released Spring Investment Outlook, fund purchases from TD’s Recommended Fund list were double the amount of those sold. In fact, total investments into funds was positive in...
View ArticleHow to invest £10,000 when approaching retirement
The original, released in December last year, was based on her daughters, both of whom are embarking on their professional careers. She stressed that it is never too early to start thinking about...
View ArticleArtemis management announce name change
This week the Artemis UK Growth fund announced it will be renamed as the Artemis UK Select fund, which will take effect on 29th February 2016. It might only be a minor change but it is reflective of...
View ArticleFund in focus: H2O MultiReturns
H2O MultiReturns is run by a relatively small boutique which is owned by Natixis (a large French-owned investment manager), and aims to achieve positive returns by only focusing on investments in which...
View ArticleEnergy – an unloved sector
Often it is those which are least loved which offer the best opportunities, according to Michelle McGrade Chief Investment Officer at TD Direct Investing. Energy and natural resources have endured a...
View ArticleThe vibrancy of smallness
It is then perhaps interesting that attention is turning towards smaller opportunities. Miton Group, the established asset management group, have shared their thoughts on smallness. How the credit boom...
View ArticleOur favourite income funds
With interest rates on cash savings remaining low, funds targeting income could offer a better alternative. Companies in the UK have a long established track record of paying dividends. Some...
View ArticleAbsolute return funds: a useful addition in times of market stress
It is exactly this kind of environment in which absolute return funds can come into their own. They aim to deliver a positive return despite how the underlying markets are behaving. These funds tend to...
View ArticleMajority of TD customer assets in outperforming funds
Quartile refers to the general performance ranking the fund falls under. There are four quartiles in total with the first quartile displaying the best performing funds. Only 12% of assets are in funds...
View ArticleRecommended Funds changes: a look at global equity income funds
The number of stocks around the world paying dividends has increased significantly in the last few years and we’ve even seen banks increasing dividends again recently. But, limiting equity income...
View ArticleFund in Focus: WHEB Sustainability
FP WHEB Sustainability is a global equity fund investing in growing, profitable companies which provide solutions to sustainability challenges and are helping to make the world a better place. The...
View ArticleThree alternate sources of income: part one
In today’s low growth, low interest rate environment generating a sufficient level of income from investments can prove tricky. With bank deposits paying next to nothing and traditional income paying...
View ArticleMichelle McGrade tells the Sunday Times how she’d invest £10,000
When you’re young you can afford to take a few risks, especially when it comes to investing. This is the view of Michelle McGrade, Chief Investment Officer at TD Direct Investing. Speaking in the...
View ArticleThree alternate sources of income part two
In today’s low growth, low interest rate environment generating a sufficient level of income from investments can prove tricky. With bank deposits paying next to nothing and traditional income-paying...
View ArticleThree alternate sources of income, part three
In today’s low growth, low interest rate environment generating a sufficient level of income from investments can prove tricky. With bank deposits paying next to nothing and traditional income paying...
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