Abrdn shakes up top team in turnaround push November 19, 2024 Abrdn’s new chief executive Jason Windsor has revamped his leadership team today as part of efforts to breathe life into the beleaguered asset manager after years of sluggish performance. In an statement today, the vowel-stripped FTSE 250 investment house revealed it had promoted its client head, Xavier Meyer, to chief of investments, and Richard Wilson, [...]
The Notebook: Retail investing lessons from some of Britain’s top performers November 12, 2024 Looking to diversify your portfolio? Interactive Investor's Camilla Esmund lays out her no-nonsense guide to retail investing in today's Notebook.
Terry Smith’s £23bn fund falls out of favour after Magnificent Seven misstep November 5, 2024 Terry Smith’s £23bn equity fund has once again fallen off a list of the UK’s most-bought investment vehicles after failing to cash in on the performance of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech stocks, new analysis suggests. The Magnificent Seven refers to a group of US tech giants, including Alphabet, Meta and Nividia, that have seen stratospheric [...]
The Notebook: We have to talk more about money! October 29, 2024 Money remains a conversational taboo for many Brits, but if we want a country of investors, we have to talk about it, writes Camilla Esmund.
Abrdn shares plunge as growth at Interactive Investor fails to offset bad news October 24, 2024 Abrdn’s share price fell by more than seven per cent upon market open this morning after the company published its third quarter numbers. Investors pulled billions from Abrdn’s funds in the last quarter, although inflows into its Interactive Investor do-it-yourself (DIY) investing platform helped offset some of the losses. Overall, the company’s assets under management [...]
Fundsmith Equity plummets down most bought list as passives dominate October 15, 2024 Fundsmith Equity, the largest investment fund in the UK, fell 12 places down Interactive Investor’s most bought list in the third quarter of 2024, as passives cemented their majority on the list. The £23.8bn fund, run by star fund manager Terry Smith, fell from eighth on the list to 20th, the biggest movement of any [...]
Scottish Mortgage no longer most bought trust as Fundsmith Equity claws back 10th October 2, 2024 Scottish Mortgage is no longer the most bought investment trust in the UK, according to the Interactive Investor Most Bought List, as the popular retail pick falls into second. The growth trust was eclipsed in September by Blackrock World Mining, a commodities-focused trust which is up 15 per cent in the last three weeks and [...]
The Notebook: Three quarters of Brits don’t invest – it’s time for a confidence boost October 2, 2024 Most Brits just aren't investing - but a little confidence could make all the difference, writes Camilla Esmund in today's Notebook.
The Notebook: Investors pile into ISAs ahead of touted capital gains tax raid September 18, 2024 Investors spooked by the rumoured hike in capital gains tax are piling into ISAs, writes Interactive Investor's Myron Jobson.
Fundsmith Equity falls out of most bought list for the first time September 3, 2024 Fundsmith Equity, the largest investment fund in the UK ran by star manager Terry Smith, has fallen out of Interactive Investor’s most bought list for the first time ever. The list has been tracking the top ten most popular equities, funds and trusts on the platform since 2018. Fundsmith Equity topped the list as recently [...]