Fund update - Emerging Markets
Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund portfolio manager Nick Price provides an update on the fund and discusses his outlook for the asset class. He outlines where we are seeing opportunities in anticipation...
Fidelity International 31st May 2021
Equities Outlook May 2021 - Global economic boom taking shape
April gave us fresh highs in equity markets, and there is justification for it. Economic and corporate earnings data are indicating that we could be in moving into a global economic boom.
Fidelity International 30th May 2021
What are the latest adviser trends on sustainable investing?
Client allocation in ESG has grown to 15% in the last year and 68% of advisers expect to see a continued increase in assets invested in ESG funds and solutions. The views of investors are changing and...
Fidelity Adviser Solutions 27th May 2021
The annual allowance charge and Scheme Pays requests
Paul Squirrell, FundsNetwork’s pension expert, takes a step-by-step approach to calculating client’s annual allowance charges and explains the two types of Scheme Pays, mandatory and volun...
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The Week: Dividends are back! Will investors follow?
The latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend index should make encouraging reading for beleaguered income seekers.
Adviser-Hub 26th May 2021
Adviser-Hub Rethinking Income Panel Discussion: Can income’s big hitters revive?
Hosted by Cherry Reynard with Simon Young - Portfolio Manager, UK Equities, AXA Investment Managers/ Jan Oliver - Partner, Income Strategies, Baillie Gifford/ Jason Borbora-Sheen - Portfolio Manager,...
Scottish Mortgage on the visionaries driving the future of healthcare
With innovative management teams and breakthrough-inspiring cultures, Moderna and Illumina have the technology and vision to progress a new era of healthcare. Capital at risk.
Baillie Gifford 24th May 2021
Baillie Gifford Managed Fund: Answering the 5 burning questions on investors’ minds
The year 2020 felt somewhat surreal for UK investors. We answer some of the questions most asked by investors of the portfolio’s UK equity holdings. Capital at risk.
Baillie Gifford 23rd May 2021
Asia Japan market review: Japan’s inflation remains lacklustre
Business confidence in Japan improved during the first three months of 2021.
Adviser-Hub 21st May 2021
Predictable income: is it possible?
What is their secret for generating reliable income and are they optimistic for the year ahead?
The Week: Is the US heading for disaster?
For US treasury secretary Larry Summers believes that the Fed is ignoring the risks of inflation and could be sowing the seeds of financial instability.
Adviser-Hub 19th May 2021
Market briefings looking back at April
A selection of articles, written by our expert investment writers that cover the markets looking back through April.
Adviser-Hub 18th May 2021
The FSCF and EU-domiciled funds
In late 2020, there were some media reports suggesting that FSCS protections for EU-domiciled funds – such as those based in Ireland and Luxembourg – would be stripped away once the Brexit transition...
Fidelity Adviser Solutions 17th May 2021
US market review: Fresh spending plans from President Biden
US share prices rose during April as investor sentiment was boosted by President Joe Biden’s extensive spending plan.
Adviser-Hub 17th May 2021
UK equity income market review: Companies return value to shareholders
As investors became increasingly sanguine about prospects for the UK economic recovery, share prices generally rose during April.
UK equity market review: Mid-caps hit new highs
The FTSE 250 Index, whose constituents tend to be more exposed to the UK economy, hit a new all-time high during April, stoked by renewed optimism over the UK’s prospects as the economy continues to r...
UK bond market review: Inflation picks up
Public sector borrowing rose to £303.1 billion over the year to the end of March 2021 – £246.1 billion more than in the year to March 2020 and representing the highest level since records began in 194...
Global bond market review: Default rates set to remain high?
Sovereign defaults hit record levels during 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices weakened credit quality.
Europe market review: “Double-dip” recession for Europe
Having slipped back into recession during the first three months of 2021, the eurozone fell into a “double-dip” recession.
Emerging markets review: India struggles with second wave
The global death toll from Covid-19 exceeded three million during April, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The outlook for Europe
Sam Morse and Marcel Stötzel, portfolio managers of the Fidelity European Fund and Fidelity European Trust PLC, outline why they maintain a positive outlook for regional equities. In particular, they...
Fidelity International 14th May 2021
Fidelity International | Inside Fidelity: Sustainable engagement in Europe
Discover the value of engagement and how active ownership can drive positive change and benefit both shareholders and stakeholders. Here, portfolio managers Vincent Durel and Aela Cozic outline the ma...
A new paradigm in income investing
James Dow, investment manager for Baillie Gifford’s Global Income Growth explains why he thinks this is an exciting time to be an income investor. Capital at risk and income not guaranteed.
Baillie Gifford 14th May 2021
Baillie Gifford 13th May 2021
Casting a wider net
With fixed income a tough place to generate income and dividend payouts still uncertain, investors have cast a wider net to shore up their income.
Adviser-Hub 13th May 2021
Strat snippets: Tempering the taper talk
Led by the US Federal Reserve, talk of central bank tapering has been increasing over recent weeks. So how should fixed income holders approach this environment? We look at why it need not be all doom...
Fidelity International 13th May 2021
The Week: Europe: the advantage of low expectations
Europe’s economic data may be weak, but its corporate sector is showing a buoyant recovery – and expectations are far lower than for the buoyant US.
Adviser-Hub 12th May 2021
The Asia Call: Sustainable investing
Our team shine a light on the rise of sustainable investing in Asia. As sustainability factors become an increasingly important driver of returns, we provide some real-life examples of how practices a...
Fidelity International 12th May 2021
Can income’s big hitters revive?
Equity income and bonds have traditionally done the heavy lifting in income portfolios. However, both areas came under pressure in 2020.
Adviser-Hub 6th May 2021
Global update: Optimism drives share prices in April
Global equity markets generally rose during April, buoyed by encouraging economic data from the US. The IMF upgraded its forecasts for global growth from 5.5% to 6% in 2021 and from 4.2% to 4.4% in 20...
Adviser-Hub 5th May 2021
The Week: Biden tops the charts for stock market performance
Unlike his predecessor, President Biden has been quiet on stock market performance in his first 100 days. While it may be tempting to boast, he is right to be cautious.
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