London’s FTSE 100 is ‘substantially concentrated’ as regulator frets over volatility risk October 10, 2024 The UK stock market is “substantially more concentrated” than Europe or even the US, analysts have warned, as regulators fret over the clustering of the biggest British stocks on London’s FTSE 100. In a speech earlier this week, Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi warned that market concentration was leading to a “sharp rise [...]
Liontrust assets plunge as investors pull £1.1bn from funds October 10, 2024 Liontrust’s assets under management slumped over the summer as investors pulled £1.1bn from its funds. Every area of the asset manager’s business saw net outflows in the second quarter of its financial year, with the largest, UK retail funds and managed portfolio services, suffering a £904m exodus from investors. “We anticipated that the industry had [...]
Are UK investors going to get burned by volatile Chinese stocks? October 9, 2024 The Chinese stock market is on a roll, seeing its best week since 2008 followed by its worst day since 1997 since the country’s central bank announced sweeping stimulus measures. The seesawing back and forth experienced by UK investors diving into the Chinese stock market might be scary, with many worrying the strong growth over [...]
Google break-up on the table in US antitrust case October 9, 2024 The US government is weighing up a break-up of Google in an attempt to end its monopoly over much of the internet. The US Department of Justice has said that it was considering asking a judge to impose “structural requirements” on the tech giant to prevent it from maintaining its dominance on search. “Fully remedying [...]
Brooks Macdonald buys financial advisor amid takeover rumours October 8, 2024 Brooks Macdonald has bought independent financial advisor LIFT in a deal worth up to £45m, as takeover rumours swirl around the group. LIFT has £1.6bn in assets under advice, with £600m of this being funds under management. The firm is headquartered in Greater Manchester, with offices in London and Edinburgh, and has around 1,400 clients, [...]
Literacy Capital swaps charity donations for private equity fees October 8, 2024 Private equity investment trust Literacy Capital is cutting down on its mission of paying out charitable donations, while upping the fee paid out to management. The only investment trust set up with a charitable objective, it has given £10m to literacy charities in the UK since it was created in 2017. Now, the trust will [...]
PRS REIT reveals ‘excellent’ results as strategic review looms October 8, 2024 PRS REIT has revealed a set of strong results as the trust gears up for a strategic review following a shareholder row. The real estate investment trust reported an 11 per cent uplift in the value of its underlying assets, as rental income on its private housing portfolio surged 12 per cent on a like-for-like [...]
Meet the fund managers: Launching the new Hargreaves Lansdown Global Equity Income Fund October 7, 2024 This week on meet the fund managers, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sat down for an exclusive chat with Tom Wells and Ziad Gergi, managers of the new Hargreaves Lansdown Global Equity Income fund. The fund blends the style and investments of three funds into one: Aegon Global Equity Income, Baillie Gifford Global Income Growth, and [...]
IFS backs death tax on ‘flawed’ capital gains to boost growth October 6, 2024 The “whole design of capital gains tax is flawed,” the Institute for Fiscal Studies has claimed, advocating for a complete overhaul of the tax rather than simply raising it. The influential think tank has advocated for scrapping the tax break of capital gains at death today, arguing that it creates a large incentive for people [...]
Rightmove warns almost £25bn needed to insulate 2.9m UK homes by 2030 October 4, 2024 There are 2.9 million houses that will require £23.4bn in improvements to meet the government’s energy performance certificate (EPC) standards by 2030, according to Rightmove. New analysis from the property portal found that an average of £8,074 will have to be spent on rental homes to upgrade them to a C rating by EPC standards. [...]
