DEBATE: In the wake of the Woodford scandal, is there enough oversight of fund managers? In the wake of the Woodford scandal, is there enough oversight of fund managers? Yes – Darius McDermott is managing director of FundCalibre There were a number of issues I took strong exception to in this week’s BBC Panorama programme on the Woodford saga, but the conclusion that there is very little regulatory oversight of fund [...]
How can investors navigate the choppy waters of European politics? Remember this time last year, when Brexit was an outside chance and not many Brits really believed Trump could convince half a country to vote for him? They’re saying much the same thing now about France’s Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders of the Netherlands, but I think we’ve all learnt to take the polls [...]
As the Dow Jones hovers beneath 20,000, will the Trump presidency prove a continuing boon to stock markets? Garry White, chief investment commentator at Charles Stanley, says Yes. Donald Trump’s tax and spending policies should boost the US economy. He may not get his proposed package through the Senate in full – and boosting growth to 3 per cent plus may be wildly ambitious – but he should get at least some of [...]
Should investors brace themselves for a big stock market fall if Donald Trump wins the US election? November 1, 2016 Adrian Ash, head of research at BullionVault, says Yes. If a friend is now waking up after missing 2016 in a coma, bring them up to speed gently: start with Leicester winning the Premier League at 5000-to-one. The UK’s vote to leave the EU was discounted even by its leading proponents right until the morning of [...]
