Tom Browne

4 days ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Tom Browne |Matt Storey |Thomas Mathar |Momodou Musa Touray

Wealth transfer has surged to the top of the agenda for financial advisers, with 92% reporting that they have discussed inheritance planning with clients in the wake of proposed changes announced in the Government’s Autumn Budget. This is one of the key findings of the latest Schroders UK Financial Adviser Pulse Survey, which gathered insights from 272 UK-based financial advisers.

1 week ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Tom Browne |Darius McQuaid |Momodou Musa Touray

Commodity-focused funds have overtaken liquid alternatives in global assets under management (AUM) for the first time since 2012, according to Morningstar data for Q1 2025. The milestone marks a significant shift in investor exposure, though it has been driven more by market performance than fresh inflows. While interest in commodity strategies has picked up recently, net flows over the past three to five years remain subdued.

1 week ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Tom Browne |Dan Cooper

Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Tuesday 27 May 2025. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Gold-led rally propels commodities past liquid alternatives in global AUMCommodity-focused funds have overtaken liquid alternatives in global assets under management (AUM) for the first time since 2012, according to Morningstar data for Q1 2025.

2 weeks ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Darius McQuaid |Momodou Musa Touray |Tom Browne |Salome Asabre

The quality of the emerging market (EM) universe has improved “dramatically”. This is what Ninety One co-head of EM sovereign & FX Grant Webster said today (21 May) at a roundtable event. Webster added that positive outlook outweighs negative two to one in the EM space. He does admit that 10 to 12 years ago, EMs did look “terrible” but this has changed significantly. Ninety One chief sustainability officer Nazmeera Moola added that the interest in EMs is much higher than it was a year ago.

2 weeks ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Jon Cunliffe |Tom Browne |Adam Norris |Darius McQuaid

The fixed-income outlook is delicately poised, with considerable uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s policy agenda and its impact on growth, inflation, central bank actions, government borrowing and geopolitical risk – all key concerns for bond managers. So far, the administration has focused on the more growth-negative aspects of its agenda, particularly trade and immigration.