As with many of the US-light global funds we discuss in this week's feature, the answer is that they have underperformed the conventional index yet have still done pretty well. The iShares MSCI EM ...

While the determinants of corporate bond prices include familiar forces such as supply and demand, the value of cash returns (the yield from dividends or coupon payments) and risk (the threats to ...

Retail platforms have raised concerns over proposed changes to cost disclosure requirements that will allow investment trusts to record their ongoing charges as zero.

For those who are less intrepid, news of October's market rally might have been greeted with a shrug. But you don’t have to be directly invested in China to care about the latest moves. Earlier this ...

There are several reasons why Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) should interest investors, none of which have anything to do with the hot political takes, financial engineering schemes, personal life or ...

The so-called 'sin' sectors – drinking, gambling and smoking – are not to all investors’ tastes, but they do tend to offer ...

Dividends are an integral part of the UK market, as they are vital for the compounding effect that should be built into any ...

Over in Germany, management hopes to make Premier Inn the leading hotel brand in a fragmented market that is around 40 per cent bigger than the UK. It expects German operations to hit breakeven on a ...

From insulating your home to installing solar panels, we look at costs, energy bill savings and how to decide what is worth ...

Chinese stocks were up a bit on Monday after more details about stimulus efforts. The finance ministry pledged to ...

Reeves could find herself with even more headroom if she makes some subtle changes to how government debt is measured. One ...

In this episode of IC Interviews, Paul ffolkes Davis and funds editor Dave Baxter discuss the Japanese small and mid-cap specialist fund, which has proven to be quite fruitful for investors.