Markets

Update: Bitcoin Smashes Through $10,000 To Fresh All-time High

Bitcoin has soared through the landmark $10,000 barrier for the first time to reach an all-time of $11,155.20, as the v... Read more

Woodford Hopes To Repeat Post-dotcom Bubble Success As He Warns 'so Many Lights Are Flashing Red'

Well-known fund manager Neil Woodford, who largely gained his success and popularity following positive performance aft... Read more

Corbyn: Yes, We Are A Threat To The Financial Sector

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has warned global banks he would be a "threat" to their business if he became Prime Ministe... Read more

The Big Cash Question For UK Wealth Managers

The industry has been gripped by fears of an impending market correction for some time now and debating what could caus... Read more

'All Good Things Must Come To An End': Goldman Sachs Warns Of 'fast Pain' Bear Market

Goldman Sachs has warned returns across all asset classes are likely to be lower in the medium term as a result of cent... Read more

Global Markets In Eight Minutes: Four Equity Managers On The Big Opportunities And Risks Heading Into 2018

Fund managers reveal the areas where they are boosting exposure and their big concerns for world markets in the year ah... Read more

Sterling Reaches Two-month High After £58bn Brexit Divorce Bill 'agreed'

Sterling has climbed to a two-month high after it was reported a deal between the UK and EU leaders on the Brexit divor... Read more

Carmignac's Saint-Georges: Why Gold Should Be In Portfolios Heading Into 2018

In his outlook for 2018, Didier Saint-Georges, managing director at Carmignac, explains why investors should invest in ... Read more

A Balancing Act: What Is Globalisation's Effect On Inflation?

Globalisation has come a long way fast, and many of the factors driving local inflation are now global in nature. But w... Read more

'Evolution To Be Faster And More Disruptive': Bond ETF AUM To Double To $1.5trn By 2022

Total bond ETF asset under management (AUM) has been predicted to hit $1.5trn by 2022 with the evolution of the market ... Read more

Bank Of England Forces Banks To Hold Extra £6bn Brexit Buffer

The Bank of England has raised the UK countercyclical capital buffer rate from 0.5% to 1%, establishing a system-wide t... Read more

Columbia Threadneedle's Colwell: Navigating Monetary Policy Far Bigger Risk Than Brexit

Richard Colwell, head of UK equities and manager of the £4.1bn UK Equity Income fund at Columbia Threadneedle Investme... Read more

ETF Snapshot: European Large-caps Post Outflows As Merkel Coalition Breaks Down

In the week ending 17 November, European large caps was the only equity asset class to record outflows, according to da... Read more

Investment Week Digital Edition - 27 November 2017

This week's edition of Investment Week is now available to read online. Read more

Inflation Series: Ageing Past The Tipping Point

The popular consensus seems to have coalesced around the view ageing is deflationary, and the Japanese experience is of... Read more