Deflation threatens Europe in 2015
Europe faces the threat of deflation in the new year, but Coutts Private Bank remains positive on the region and expects robust measures from the European Central Bank The threat of deflation has taken...
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 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...
View ArticleWhat is in store for us in 2016?
2015 felt like a glum year because the FTSE 100, the headline index that UK investors tend to focus on, delivered negative returns. But this index, which is dominated by banks, oil and commodity...
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 ArticleMarket performance in 2016 hasn’t been all bad…has it?
Yet, when we take a look at the different markets and their performance in Q1, there are plenty of reasons for optimism. There’s more up than down The below graph shows the performance of various...
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 ArticleInterest rates: The UK in a global context
Central banks and governments around the world continue to tackle sluggish economic growth and weak inflation post the 2008 financial crisis. As a result interest rates across the globe are currently...
View ArticleInterest rates: what are the opportunities?
You can read the article here. In this environment of low growth and low interest rates there are still plenty of investment opportunities, particularly in income-focused funds. With close to zero...
View ArticleTalking bonds and holding your nerve with Fidelity MoneyBuilder
“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you…” – If, Rudyard Kipling Central bank stimulus and political instability have made for a volatile year for fixed...
View ArticleHave all the easy gains been made in fixed income?
With interest rates and bond yields at historical lows, bonds have provided investors with strong capital gains. You can see from the chart below how bond yields have declined over time (yields are...
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