Investments
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Safeguarding the MPS-DFM-platform ecosystem | Insight from Novia’s Linda Johnstone
The MPS-DFM-platform ecosystem faces growing strain as inefficiencies mount and expansion continues. In her latest blog for IFA Magazine, Novia’s Linda Johnstone…
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What rising gilt yields mean for investors
Written by Laith Khalaf, head of investment analysis at AJ Bell The bond market has taken fright from the growing sense of…
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Generative AI: What are the benefits beyond the picks-and-shovels approach?
Generative AI has become perhaps the most important technological development since the Internet, attracting hundreds of billions of dollars in capital investment…
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Fund manager insight | The Magnificent Seven: Marlborough’s MacDonald explains why investors should saddle up for diversification in 2025
Will tech giants like Alphabet, Amazon, and Nvidia retain their dominance, or fade like the sequels to the classic Western, The Magnificent…
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Real returns for private investors remain 12% below 2021 levels despite above-average returns in 2024
New analysis from Asset Risk Consultants (ARC) reveals that inflation has dented the ‘real’ value of private client portfolios despite generating above-average…
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AIC: It’s vital that shareholders vote on the future of their investment trust
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has written to the major retail platforms urging them to make their customers aware of the general meetings…
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Brooks Macdonald strengthens its Sales and Distribution with the appointments of James Goward and Ben Johnson
Brooks Macdonald Group has announced the appointment of James Goward as Head of Sales Enablement and Ben Johnson as Head of Business…
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No Santa rally was no bad thing
Written by Paras Anand, CIO of Artemis Santa may have brought some nice presents down the chimney with him last month, but…
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New year’s resolutions from HL’s experts
Robert Farago, head of strategic asset allocation, Hargreaves Lansdown: Stay humble – and stay invested. “At this time of year, we receive…
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2025 outlook – JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc (JAM)
Jack Caffrey, co-manager JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc (JAM): “U.S. Equities posted another strong year with the S&P 500 up over 60%…

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