Huge Lack of Student Accommodation Supply Despite Brexit
High Yield Buy To Let / Student Property, Private PropertyIn the academic year 2015/2016, there were approximately 2.3 million students studying in UK higher education institutions. Many students find when they enter university that affordable purpose-built student accommodation is a rarity. According…
Premium Bonds: alternative savings accounts which offer higher returns
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeThe nation's favourite savings account
Premium Bonds are the nation’s favourite savings account, with an incredible £68 billion held in bonds across the UK in total, a staggering amount really.
In recent years, that number has jumped…
Investors scramble for riskiest ABS bonds in rush for yield
Asset Backed Bonds, Fixed IncomeInvestors scrambled for the
riskiest tranches in one of the busiest weeks in the
asset-backed bond market when over US$9bn was raised by deals
that pooled everything from subprime auto and consumer loans to
shipping container leases.
The…
Confused by commodities? How to allocate to a market in flux
Commodities, Other Commodities Market LevelsInvestors are rethinking their commodity allocations after the asset class recorded both the best, and worst performance in the first quarter of 2017.
Money has been pulled from the sector owing to slower growth in China, an unstable oil…
Investor Chronical: How our ‘Best of the FTSE 350’ is performing
Equities Secondary, Private EquityBy James Norrington
I am wary of waxing lyrical about the virtues of systematic stock selection techniques. This is not to say they don't work - witness the success of Investors Chronicle's benchmark momentum portfolio - but there are…
State and local pension plans have shifted towards ‘alternative investments’
Alternative Income Ideas, Fixed IncomeMy colleagues — J.P. Aubry and Anqi Chen — and I are completing a study on the impact of changes in the investment portfolios of state and local pension plans.
Since the financial crisis, public pension plans — like other large institutional…
State and local pension plans have shifted towards ‘alternative investments’
Alternative Income Ideas, Fixed IncomeMy colleagues — J.P. Aubry and Anqi Chen — and I are completing a study on the impact of changes in the investment portfolios of state and local pension plans.
Since the financial crisis, public pension plans — like other large institutional…
Tips From Our Overseas Property Buyers: Part 3
Overseas Property, Private PropertyWelcome to the latest instalment of our 13-part series, Tips From Our Overseas Property Buyers, where we catch up with homeowners from all over the world who share their experiences exclusively with A Place in the Sun. Next up we have Nancy…
Record number of CFA U.K. members think corporate bonds are overvalued
Fixed Income, Retail BondsThe proportion of the CFA Society of the U.K. members who view corporate bonds as overvalued is at a record high, show the society's valuations index.
The index, which polls the society's members, found 84% of respondents think the asset class…
How the UK Elections Played on Precious Metals
Commodities, Precious Metals Market LevelsUK elections
Gold fell again on Friday, June 9, 2017, for the third consecutive day. It touched a low of $1,264.80 per ounce and then settled at $1,269.50. Silver joined in and fell about 1.1%, closing at $17.30 per ounce. Platinum and palladium,…
Selling a property overseas: tips for online marketing
Overseas Property, Private PropertyQ We’ve decided to put our Portuguese home on the market and are considering listing it online, bypassing agents and their fees. Any words of advice?
M Formby, by email
A Although there are costs for using a “for sale by owner” property…
FTSE 350 companies’ level of support for pension schemes sinks
Equities Secondary, Private EquityCompanies’ ability to fulfil pension schemes promises at its lowest level since the recession- according to PwC’s Pension Support Index.
New research by PwC reveals the ability of FTSE 350 companies to fulfil their defined benefit (DB)…