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Fund CEOs on UK stocks in 2025: ‘It’s hard to be bearish’

Some of the City’s biggest names are bullish on the outlook for domestic companies in 2025

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BlackRock, Aviva win multi-asset flows as investors brace for CGT shake-up

September marked the first month since January that multi-asset funds in the UK posted net inflows

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Buyout bosses lose their appetite for consumer deals

Private equity firms are quietly backing out of a once-loved sector

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UK equity funds record best month for three years as outflows slow in July

Funds invested in UK stocks collected a net £59m on the day after the Labour party’s general election win

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Nick Train on performance woes, AI and why UK stocks are ‘prone with opportunity’

Veteran fund manager talks about the outlook for his biggest FTSE 100 investments, including LSEG, RELX and Experian

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2023 could be the sector's worst year on record, despite efforts to breath life back into the City

UK equity fund outflows hit £80bn since Brexit as investors stay sour

UK equity funds have remained out of favour among investors since leaving the EU as part of a decade-long slump

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Former BlackRock MD says early stage funding is critical for UK fintechs if the City wants to compete

Meet the former BlackRock MD looking to give UK fintechs a £1bn boost

Joe Parkin on why the Fintech Growth Fund could help alleviate some of London's listing struggles

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'When you open the fees discussion it never ends well'

Fund houses cut more from research budgets despite looming MiFID II overhaul

The average research budget for 2023 has decreased by 6.5% amid a push to reverse regulatory changes

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Schroders CEO Peter Harrison has told staff to embrace AI to innovate

Schroders CEO says firm is ‘pretty well done’ on big acquisitions

The £726bn London-listed asset manager has made several key acquisitions since Peter Harrison became CEO in 2016

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Pound, bond yields slide after UK inflation comes in lower than expected

June's inflation reading alleviates pressure on the Bank of England as UK equities benefit

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June marked the highest withdrawals from equity funds since September 2022 when markets were plunged into chaos after the mini-budget

Equity fund outflows reach £3.7bn: ‘Investors are nervous’

Investors pulled £662m from equity funds in June as they opted for fixed income and money market funds

London attracted 46 financial services foreign direct investment projects, compared with 35 projects by Paris

UK retains crown as Europe’s top destination for financial services investment

The financial services investment projects across the UK climbed 17% year-on-year in 2022.

The government has been on an offensive to free up London's markets and make the UK a more attractive destination for international businesses, particularly in the wake of Brexit

UK funds shed £962m after FTSE record fails to woo investors

February marked the 21st consecutive month that investors have pulled money from UK equity funds

All categories of UK equity funds have had a hard twelve months

UK equity funds haemorrhage £8bn in ‘momentous’ year

Rate hikes turned asset markets upside down in 2022 as UK outflows swelled eight-fold

The London Stock Exchange will close for the Queen's funeral on 19 September

Closed trading, bank holidays and ‘Operation London Bridge’ — here’s what happens now that the Queen has died

The government confirmed a bank holiday for the day of the Queen’s funeral on 19 September

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Whether the nationality of investors matters looms large in the tussle over the planned flotation of Arm Holdings

Why UK investors shouldn’t worry about companies fleeing overseas

VC investment growth should be applauded, even if much of it is coming from overseas

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Bank of England unexpectedly keeps rates unchanged, pushing pound lower

Governor Andrew Bailey surprises markets by voting to keep policy on hold for now

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Master of Ceremonies: Economist Dambisa Moyo says that the green sector offers a great opportunity for the UK

Green summit attended by Fink and Dimon is chance for ‘deft thinking’ on climate goals

MC at the government’s green investment summit this week, Dambisa Moyo, tells David Ricketts what she expects from the event and her view on whether large investors are doing enough on climate issues

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Index house feels its actives are flying under the radar

Vanguard looks to bolster UK active range

The US passive titan plans to expand its active fund management capabilities in the UK with new launches

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