Eve Maddock-Jones

2 days ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Eve Maddock-Jones

Blue Whale first invested in Nintendo in December 2020, and the Japanese gaming giant held a top ten spot for several years in the fund. However, the firm started to creep down the portfolio rankings and back in April, Yiu revealed he had trimmed the game console's position following the unveiling of the Switch 2 console, which he had been highly anticipating but, debuted with a hefty price tag and a delay to pre-orders caused by US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

2 days ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Eve Maddock-Jones

Overall, 12 reports (2.6%) required ‘significant action to manage harm', which could involve either enforcement action from the Financial Conduct Authority, a skilled person report, or restricting a firm's permissions or an individual's approval. FCA bolsters access to investment research Just over 40% warranted ‘action to reduce harm', which involved the FCA writing to, or visiting a firm, asking a company for information, or asking a business to attest to complying with its rules.

3 days ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Eve Maddock-Jones

This week, the Fed met expectations and held interest rates at 4.25% to 4.5%, a move markets had pegged with near 100% certainty. In the accompanying press conference, chair Jerome Powell citied the "highly uncertain" outlook for the US economy amid President Donald Trump's tariffs. Powell said that while the economy was still in a "solid position", and the US unemployment rate was holding at 4.2%, the "risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation appear to have risen".

1 week ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Eve Maddock-Jones

Last week (2 May), the UK took its biggest step to bringing oversight to the cryptoasset space with the unveiling of its draft regulatory regime. Reeves unveils 'comprehensive' draft regulatory regime for cryptoassets This was quickly followed up by a call out from the UK's financial watchdog for input on the future rules for specific cryptoasset activities ahead of the government's formalised rules.

1 week ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Eve Maddock-Jones

CHRY's net asset value fell 2.6% over Q1, but managing partners Richard Watts and Nick Williamson, said they continue to see a "substantial opportunity" to grow the NAV in the coming years. Currency moves played a part in the NAV fall, which shaved around 1.7p off it.