Natalie Kenway

3 weeks ago | portfolio-adviser.com | Natalie Kenway

Quilter has reported a 181% increase in core net inflows in Q1 compared with last year, owing to lower year-on-year outflows. In a quarterly trading update, the firm said core net inflows for the first three months of 2025 stood at £2.28bn, 181% higher than Q1 in 2024 and 16% higher than the record fourth quarter of 2024.

1 month ago | fundselectorasia.com | Natalie Kenway

By Dan Kemp, chief investment and research officer at MorningstarTrump’s “liberation day” has shaken markets across the globe with immediate impact on asset prices. Commentators are reeling from the details and grappling with the implications. The most important question for investors is how to respond? Before doing anything, remember that we tend to react instinctively when surprised. This is commonly known as the “fight or flight” response.

1 month ago | portfolio-adviser.com | Natalie Kenway

Euan Munro is stepping down from his role as chief executive officer at Newton Investment Management. In a post on LinkedIn, Munro (pictured) confirmed his departure and thanked his former team and global client base. “It has been a pleasure to lead this storied firm. I wish you all the very best. I am leaving behind some of the best investors I have ever had the privilege to work with, they will continue to be great without me.” See also: Gold soars, tech slumps: What happened in markets in March?

1 month ago | future.portfolio-adviser.com | Natalie Kenway

Since Donald Trump was re-elected as US president, commentary around sustainable investing has been increasingly negative as the president promised to “drill, baby, drill” and exit the Paris Agreement. However, Parmenion’s senior investment manager Mollie Thornton says Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will likely survive and there is plenty to be optimistic about. There has been a lot of negative sentiment towards sustainability, DEI and ESG in the US.

1 month ago | portfolio-adviser.com | Natalie Kenway

The UK inflation rate has fallen to 2.8% in the 12 months to February, as investment commentators talk up stagflation fears. Released ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement at 12.30pm today (26 March), inflation figures dipped mainly due to a fall in the price of women’s clothes, according to the Office for National Statistics. This was partially offset by small increases elsewhere, in alcoholic drinks for example.