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7IM - You will always need a Whiting preferably in the House of Lords.
I have two friends both named John Whiting. One is one of the country's most respected experts on UK taxation, and the other has been a thoroughly successful entrepreneur with razor sharp business antennae and acumen.
Play J.P. Morgan Asset Management Fantasy Fund Manager
How would you fare as a fund manager? Sign up for the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Fantasy Fund Manager game and try your hand at managing a fantasy £100m portfolio for a chance to walk away with a £35,000. Make sure you sign up by Friday 3 December to be eligible for the main prize.
Artemis - The Hunters' Tails
Facing the fable ... Flaithiúlacht. That's the thing. In Oirish it means ruinous generosity -- especially with someone else's money. Anglo-Irish Bank spent 250,000 on golf balls for clients now lost in the rough.
Hub eNews: RDR - our NEW dedicated support area
Check out the latest news from marketing hub: 1. Preparing for RDR, 2. Latest content additions, 3. From Julian Marr
Ascentric broadens its appeal through new charging structure
Independent wrap Ascentric today announces a new charging structure that will make it more competitive for advisers placing lower value cases on the platform.
Schroders: Another one bites the dust
Jamie Stuttard, Head of European and UK Fixed Income. Jamie discusses the eurozone periphery following Ireland's bailout
Artemis - The Hunters' Tails
The heirs of hazard ... And so the seismic shifts go on. In an event of great importance, China has just overtaken the US as the home of the world's fastest supercomputer. For the technoc[r]ats among us, Tianjin's Tianhe-1A machine has a speed of 2.507 peta-flops (floating point operations per second), which means it can perform 2,507 trillion calculations every second. That makes it 1.4 times faster than the Cray X15 Jaguar, sulking in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with its mere 1.75 peta-flops.
Asset.tv - M&G Bond Vigilantes Indian Research Trip
This afternoon's report features the M&G Bond Vigilantes Indian Research Trip with Jim Leaviss.
Hub eNews: Economic boosting and clear presenting
An economic boost? Will more QE boost economic growth? In a live online interview, John Greenwood, Invesco Ltd.'s Chief Economist, will discuss and answer your questions
M&G - Register now for the Joint Investment Forum 2011
Hear from four high profile fund managers with the opportunity to question each expert.
7IM - "Open fire"
So welcome to the QE Currency wars. As mentioned over the past few weeks, the growing push towards competitive and aggressive currency policies has seen the first major volleys being fired by the central banking authorities. From the Fed, the ECB and even the BoJ, all have been trying to prosecute their own policy with (as yet) the Bank of England holding fire.
Joint Investment Forum invitation - BNY Mellon, Gartmore, M&G and Schroders
Straight to the point 4 fund managers, 1 event, a wealth of insights. Register now for the Joint Investment Forum in January 2011
Schroders - Gold: another bubble waiting to burst?
ll the talk of currency wars and a new round of quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve have lifted gold prices from one all-time high to another. With prices up more than 25% so far this year, gold is heading for its 10th consecutive annual gain its longest winning streak in almost a century outperforming global equities, bonds and most other commodities.
Capita - Free platform comparison and due diligence briefings
Following the launch of Synaptic Comparator and successful summer road-shows, Capita Financial Software and The Platforum would like to invite advisers to our platform comparison and due diligence briefings, which will take place in November 2010.
7IM - "From mud, through blood, to the green fields beyond"
Dear Mr Cameron - now it's time to get on the front foot. We have had enough headline news on cuts, and the new age of austerity. Now is the moment to start lifting people's eyes up from disconsolately staring at their shoes, to start looking to the future and to the horizon.
F&C: Why QE may not be successful in helping the US economy
Following the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this week it was announced that another round of quantitative easing (QE) would be implemented. This was fully expected and has mostly been discounted over the last 2 months as Ben Bernanke, the Fed Governor, as well as some of his colleagues, have alluded to its likelihood in various public pronouncements.
GDP surprise: Booming Britain keeps QE at bay
The UK economy grew at twice the pace expected by city analysts in the third quarter. Azad Zangana, European Economist, tells the story behind the headline figure, and the likely impact on Bank of England policy.
M&G - Investment ideas worth sharing
M&G have announced a major step forward for the already popular iView channel, which amongst many things, will see it become an online platform in its own right
F&C welcomes news on "Junior ISA"
F&C, a leading provider of children's savings schemes, has welcomed this week's announcement by Financial Secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban that the Government is to create a new tax-free children's savings account with features similar to Individual Savings Accounts. The Treasury expects these accounts to be available by Autumn 2011.
Sound like a butcher, cut like a surgeon
So now we have it - the question is now the execution! Everyone knew the cuts were coming and most have accepted their necessity - after all, with the straightforward numbers of the government having an income last year of £548bn and expenditure of £697bn, everyone realises that we have a problem not unfamiliar to the Dickensian Mr Micawber.
GDP surprise: Booming Britain keeps QE at bay
The UK economy grew at twice the pace expected by city analysts in the third quarter. Azad Zangana, European Economist, tells the story behind the headline figure, and the likely impact on Bank of England policy.
Asset.tv Shroder UK Alpha Plus fund with Richard Buxton
This report features the Schroder UK Alpha Plus Fund with Richard Buxton. You can automatically launch the report on Asset.tv Professional where you can download the transcript and link to additional information.
Scottish Widows - We've brought the best together under the most trusted brand*
Last year Scottish Widows and Clerical Medical integrated under the Scottish Widows brand to operate as a single life, pensions and investment company.
Scottish Life - Personal pensions or stakeholder pensions. You decide.
Find out why personal pensions can be as suitable, if not more so, than stakeholder pensions for some clients.
Gartmore strengthens global emerging markets team with appointment of financials analyst from First State
Gartmore is pleased to announce the appointment of Vincent Houtteville as Investment Analyst reporting to Chris Palmer, Head of Global Emerging Markets. Joining from First State Investments, it is anticipated he will join early 2011.
Ted Scott on the wire: The comprehensive spending review
The Comprehensive Spending Review: What does it mean for the economy and markets? The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) is the cornerstone of the government's austerity programme.
The Hunters' Tails
Importunate interests ... "The axe falls ..." Clippers click, more like; and think of fingers, not toes. But every dog has his day, and hyperbole's has come. Perspective's has gone. The "worst" spending cuts in a generation? What about the "best (relatively)"? Even the usually measured FT reckons that the UK is going "... into the unknown."
Investing in fixed income if quantitative easing resumes
Many investors, including myself, are now happy to take on some additional risk, investing in higher yielding corporate bonds lower down the rating scale.
Fund of the month: Schroder UK Alpha Plus Fund
Richard Buxton is Head of UK Equities at Schroders and manages the Schroder UK Alpha Plus Fund. This high conviction, index-unaware fund has delivered 1st quartile performance over 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 years and since launch*.
M&G - Property: the latest from Fiona Rowley
Fiona Rowley, manager of the M&G Property Portfolio gives an update on the fund, looking at market conditions, the underlying property fundamentals and how she has positioned the fund accordingly.
Invesco: Brexit? Why we see opportunity in UK smaller companies
Find out more how UK smaller companies have an excellent long-term track record in this environment of political uncertainty that Brexit has driven. Portfolio managers, Jonathon Brown and Robin West discuss how UK smaller companies have outperformed their large-cap counterparts, numerous international rivals and non-equity investments over the past decade.
Aviva Investors: Investors should confront the dark side of tech
Technology firms are often favoured by ESG funds because of their ostensibly clean, asset-light business models. But investors need to look deeper and challenge unethical and unsustainable practices across the industry, argue Louise Piffaut and Charles Devereux.
Is Now the Time to Redeploy Cash?
Historical performance of federal funds interest rate cycle peaks could help investors decide when to reinvest cash.
SRI Services: SDR update
As we welcome the sun putting in an appearance at long last, and before everyone heads off on their holidays, Id like to share a few thoughts on how SDR is going, what you might expect and how to get involved.