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Why Consumers Will Determine The UK's Economic Prospects In 2018

British consumers held up well in the wake of the UK Brexit referendum last year, but signs of weakness have emerged. Read more

Industry Voice: UK Opportunities - Value In The 'reverse Supply Chain'

The American economist Hyman Minsky once said that "stability is destabilising". Minsky's 'financial instability hypoth... Read more

Investment Week Digital Edition - 4 December 2017

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

Industry Voice: Inefficiencies In Frontier Markets

T. Rowe Price's Frontier Markets team explains why their boots-on-the-ground approach is critical to identifying opport... Read more

Gallery: Whitechurch's Top Ten Investment Themes Heading Into 2018

With 2017 providing investors with a supportive 'Goldilocks' environment of global growth and low interest rates, White... Read more

Smart Beta AUM Doubles In Three Years To $1trn

Roughly $1trn now sits in systematic factor strategies, $700bn of which is run by asset managers, according to the late... Read more

Treasury Eyes Bitcoin Crackdown

The Treasury is set to unveil plans to regulate Bitcoin in the coming year amid fears the cryptocurrency is being used ... Read more

BIS: Investor Complacency Could Lead To 'long-run Turbulence'

The body responsible for overseeing the world's central banks has warned that investors are ignoring signs of overheati... Read more

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