Economics / Markets

Rate rises: Are strat bonds the key to protecting portfolios?

SOAPBOX

Neil Woodford is considering opening talks with his former firm Invesco Perpetual about a private multi-billion pound deal to bring across his old stakes in the country's largest stocks, and avoid creating havoc in their share prices.

House prices continued to rise across the UK in May but there has been a slight slowdown in the rate of inflation compared to April, according to a survey by property analysts.

The UK economy is in good health, suggest two major business lobby groups, the CBI and the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Wealth manager Investment Quorum's chief investment officer Peter Lowman cuts through the noise to pick out five trends that are informing his committee's decisions.

What’s in a name? Exploring the EM acronyms

Missing out: Are investors paying too much for certainty?

PA Portfolio: Are frontier markets a viable alternative to underperforming EMs?

European equities have been going full steam ahead so far this year, but has the ship sailed for slow to react investors?