The idea of investing in companies that contribute to society, help the environment and behave ethically has been around for decades. Indeed, April this year saw record inflows of almost £1billion into responsible investment funds. What looked potentially like a knee-jerk reaction to the outbreak of coronavirus, proved more sustained, however. Investment Association figures show that … Read more
Investing in a pension is a far simpler task than it once was, with a whole host of mobile, online and face to face options available today. Thanks to the rise of self-invested personal pensions, or Sipps as they are commonly known, it is possible to easily build and manage a retirement pot of shares, … Read more
Some £342m of UK investments will help fund Chinese debt as Communist Party bonds are upgraded by the London Stock Exchange Chinese Communist Party to list its bonds on the World Government Bond index Promotion to the global index gives China access to much larger pools of capital UK funds have already invested £3billion in … Read more
The Queen is to get a bailout from the taxpayer after her land and property investments plummeted due to coronavirus pandemic Treasury said it will top up the Sovereign Grant to help maintain Queen’s income Monarch’s income is based on a 25% share of the profits of the Crown Estate Queen will now be receiving … Read more
Pension cons are not the only way fraudsters can now steal your investments in an instant. The pandemic has seen a rise in sophisticated scams targeted at investors looking to make their money go further. Industry body UK Finance says British savers lost £55.2 million to such scams in the first half of 2020 — … Read more
Pension funds will be ordered to warn of the risks that climate change could have on members’ investments Pension funds will be required to report risks of climate change on investments Largest 100 schemes will have to publish climate risk disclosures by end of 2022 Therese Coffey said the plans are a ‘significant step’ in … Read more
DIRECTORS’ DEALS: Investments boss at AIM-listed venture capital firm TMT Investments buys £2.9m worth of stock By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 17 July 2020 The head of investments at AIM-listed venture capital firm TMT Investments spent £2.9million snapping up stock. Entrepreneur Artemii Iniutin … Read more
Investors who have flown the Union Flag over their portfolios this year have endured some stomach-churning turbulence as the UK stock market has fallen sharply and then recovered quickly. But some leading experts argue it will pay investors to hold tight. Among them is Nick Train, of investment house Lindsell Train, one of the country’s … Read more
The true cost of panic selling: Investors who bailed out when the market plunged in March lost up to ten times more than those who held their nerve By Alex Sebastian For This Is Money Published: 07:05 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 07:05 BST, 12 June 2020 When a sea of red hits the … Read more
Some investment experts believe the old adage to ‘sell in May and go away’ might be something to think about this year – even though we can’t physically go away. When looking at the performance of global markets from the end of May to the end of August, selling in May has only worked in 17 … Read more