Spring Statement 2025: Markets and bonds tread water ahead of ‘testing day’ March 26, 2025 Markets and bonds were relatively flat on Wednesday morning as analysts predicted Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement would mark a “testing day”. The FTSE 100 had minor gains following market open, with Marks and Spencer leading the index’s biggest risers. The mid-cap FTSE 250 had a slight uptick, led by a surge in retailer Ocado after [...]
London Stock Exchange boss: UK needs to change ‘perverse’ view on retail investment February 25, 2025 "We have a regulatory structure that has historically made it easier to buy a riskier product and then hardest to buy the least risky product in the stack, which is perverse," she said.
What on earth is a ‘SIPP’?! A jargon-free guide on how it could help boost your ‘future you’ fund February 12, 2025 Camilla Esmund is a senior manager at Interactive Investor, the UK’s second largest platform for private investors Don’t be put off by the acronym – a ‘SIPP’ stands for a self-invested personal pension; a type of personal pension which gives you greater control over your retirement planning. If you haven’t heard of them, you’re not [...]
UK gilts: After 30 years of calm, pension funds now must adapt to volatility January 19, 2025 After decades of calm, pension funds have little if any memory of more volatile times. But amid rising gilts, that now needs to change.
Resurgent inflation fears drive global sell-off in government debt January 8, 2025 Government bonds suffered a major sell-off on Tuesday as fears about the potential persistence of inflation continued to build.
Markets: French bond yields rise amid political turmoil November 28, 2024 "A French political problem is turning into a problem for financial markets," Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB said.
Autumn Budget 2024: UK government bonds volatile as FTSE 100 dips October 30, 2024 Financial markets have wobbled in response to the new government's maiden Budget, with gilt yields jumping and the FTSE 100 ticking down.
UK Supreme Court rejects hearing of Argentina’s £1bn bond case October 16, 2024 The highest court in the UK has rejected Argentina's bid to hear its appeal, over a legal ruling that has hit the South American country with a £1bn bill
Meet the fund managers: Euro bond hunting with conviction September 9, 2024 In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Neil Mehta, manager of the RBC BlueBay Investment Grade Euro Aggregate Bond Fund. How does your fund stand out from others in the same market? We embrace a truly active mindset unlike many [...]
The name’s bond. Savings bond. But most Brits still think of 007 August 28, 2024 The majority of Brits are more likely to associate the word ‘bond’ with fictional spy James Bond over the savings product. A survey of over 2,000 Brits revealed that 70 per cent of Brits associated ‘bond’ with the secret agent, according to new data from Moneyfarm. This trend was consistent across genders, though 41 percent [...]