One of the mega-stories of investing over the next two decades will be pensions. How they impact on society, funding them and working out how to prioritise scheme payouts over other stakeholders such as investors looking for their dividends. Oh… Continue reading →
Way back in the mists of time I remember writing about the next big alternative investment class of choice. Forestry. Everyone seemed to be in on it. Obviously, the landed gentry and most royal families had been in on the… Continue reading →
I’ve long been a fan of all things alternative and in particular, I’ve had a soft spot for any investment that gives the investor what’s called an uncorrelated return i.e the fund or shares might move in an entirely different… Continue reading →
In an odd sort of way, the breakdown in relations between Gulf State Qatar and its neighbours (chiefly the Saudis and the UAE) is comical. They’re all a bunch of unrepresentative government’s with questionable records backing the wrong sort of… Continue reading →
ETF data vendor Ultumus reported yesterday that Proshares has launched their Ultrashort MSCI Japan into Germany and London: ticker J40A. Assuming this is a copy of issuers existing US fund this will “provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses,… Continue reading →
Welcome to my new blog. I’ve been writing the Financial Times’ Adventurous Investor column for over 7 years now, as well as weekly columns for Investment week and Money Week here in the UK. At long last I’ve decided to… Continue reading →
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