Diversification to manage volatility
One way to reduce investment risk is to diversify holdings, spreading your pension or investment portfolio across multiple investment asset...
Market numbers: Friday 25th May 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,351.53, up 1.48 points or +0.03% on...
Market numbers: Friday 18th May 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,267.62, down 70.76 points or -1.33% on...
Investors get Moody with Spanish banks
The eurozone sovereign debt crisis continues to rumble on this week with the news that ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded...
Taking stock on the eurozone crisis
Despite another bad day for news in the eurozone, investors have remained relatively calm in the UK today, with the...
Weaker economic outlook
The latest Bank of England quarterly inflation report suggests a weaker outlook for economic growth combined with a longer period...
Clean share classes
Collective investment funds typically come in a variety of ‘flavours’, with different share classes on offer to suit different types...
Market numbers: Friday 11th May 2012
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,575.52, up 31.57 points or +0.57% on...
Why gold is a bad investment
I read an interesting note this morning from John Ventre, Portfolio Manager at Skandia Investment Group. He was commenting on...
War on excessive executive pay
Shareholders are in open revolt after Aviva chief executive Andrew Moss resigned following a vote which failed to support his...