A recent article in the Guardian highlights one of the major failings of the investment management industry: the Standard Life GARS fund The largest actively-managed fund in the UK manages over £20billion in assets, however its ‘ridiculously complex’ structure has undermined its value. Over the past...
Written by Dr. Daniel Crosby, a psychologist and behavioural finance expert, The Laws of Wealth provides an informative set of guidelines to avoid making some of the more illogical decisions investors frequently make. It’s not only a must-read for behavioural finance enthusiasts, but also an...
In this video, financial journalist Robin Powell explains the concept of smart beta investing. Smart Beta is the name given to an increasing number of investment approaches that attempt to deliver a better risk and return trade-off by weighting stocks in a portfolio based on other...