Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

Asset-Backed Debt Wins Targeted Capital Reprieve From Basel

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Global banking regulators softened capital requirements for some asset-backed securities as they look to jump-start lending while guarding against a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said a “modest…

Brexit Vote Is A Game Changer For Fixed-Income Investors’ Outlook

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Brexit was without a doubt June's most unsettling news for the fixed-income markets worldwide. While earlier in the month, the Federal Reserve announced its decision not to raise rates, all eyes quickly moved to the news that U.K. would exit…

Fixed Income?

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Traditionally, fixed income was a boring asset class, limited to widows, orphans, and the elderly who are looking for a steady income that they could rely on. Over time, investment banks turned it into one of the most exciting asset classes…

Best in Class: Chasing value post-Brexit

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For want of stating the obvious, Europe is an interesting investment conundrum right now.  Even before the Brexit vote, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided it would extend its asset purchase programme and buy investment-grade, euro-denominated…

Crowdfunding allows retail investors entry to corporate bonds

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Investors look to bonds when they want to be safe, but over the years bonds have also provided capital growth. That’s all well and good but it’s not what they are meant to do. Bonds are meant to be the anchor of an overall portfolio, provide…

Why Wall Street Wants Your iPhone Installment Payments

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An upcoming Verizon deal will be first-ever of its kind. Wall Street bankers have cleverly sliced and diced payments on everything from home mortgages and cars to David Bowie’s song royalties to create new kind of bonds. Now comes the latest…

Asia and emerging markets offer attractive fixed income yields, Fidelity manager says

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With yields on fixed income globally set to remain low, Asia and emerging market bonds and credit offer attractive returns, a portfolio manager at Fidelity International told CNBC. "One of the key attributes when we think about investing…

Alternative income boom here to stay, says Cade

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Newly launched investment trusts are more likely to weather potential market headwinds unlike examples in the past, according to Charles Cade (pictured), head of investment company research at Numis. At times in the past, it has been recently…

How Can Investors Find Protection from Falling Bond Yields?

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Within the fixed income arena, current market conditions mean the ‘barbell’ strategy has lost its ability to preserve capital in times of stress. Morningstar's "Perspectives" series features investment insights from third-party contributors. Here,…

SPOILT FOR CHOICE! Asset-Backed Lending: Take your pick

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Europe offers good prospects for asset-backed lending with opportunities for investors to step into the shoes of banks in certain markets, reports Lynn Strongin Dodds It is unsurprising that secured credit has gained a following in this prolonged…