Citywire NMA Podcast
How can you deliver active investment solutions at low cost to help financial planners meet the needs of their clients? Columbia Threadneedle Investments thinks it may have an answer in its Universal range of funds.
The coming plunge in energy prices for the UK and Europe
High energy prices have been a major drag on the economies of the UK and rest of Europe ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Opening Bell 2025: Will US equities continue to lead the way?
The US economy is set fair but will bond vigilantes present a macro-economic barrier to the new president’s agenda?
Have supermarket loyalty cards contributed to UK stagflation ?
Loyalty cards have been a big marketing success for UK supermarkets. 97% of shoppers have at least one and they offer big discounts on selected goods.
Will the bond market vigilantes hit Equities?
Many analysts of my age are thinking back to the 1970s and 1980s when the US authorities lost control of both inflation and the budget deficit.
Stagflation (UK), Stagnation (Europe) and Goldilocks (US) – What could possibly go wrong?
Stagflation in the UK, stagnation in Europe and goldilocks in the US. This week, we’ll look at what this means and ask where consensus might be wrong.
CT Universal MAP range – Q3 update and outlook
Universal Portfolio Managers Robert Plant and Keith Balmer will review where the Universal MAP range has made money this year, detail the recent changes to positioning and discuss their expectations for the economic outlook.
Is the UK heading for recession?
There has been a major decline in optimism about UK economic prospects in recent months.
The US under the new President: four good years or four bad?
It is no exaggeration to say that financial markets and governments across the world have greeted the clean sweep by Republicans in the US elections with some nervousness.
Three – it’s the magic number
With assets under managing exceeding £3bn we look closer at the CT Universal MAP range to see if good things do come in threes.
