Investment Week

Investment Week is a magazine focused on investments, delivering news, insights on fund performance, and sector analysis specifically for investment professionals. Launched by Incisive Media, its inaugural issue was published on January 30, 1995.

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Analysts question logic of Middlefield's active ETF Saba solution

1 day ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Linus Uhlig

Earlier this month, MCT said it intends to propose an option to offer liquidity to shareholders in a first-of-its kind solution for the UK that would see the rollover of an investment company into an actively managed UCITS ETF. The trust's decision came after intense activism from New York-based hedge fund Saba Capital, making it the second investment trust of the nine targeted by Boaz Weinstein's firm to propose some form of solution.
SEC chair: Open up rules to make US 'crypto capital of the planet'

1 day ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Laura Miller

In a speech at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Tokenisation on Monday (12 May), Atkins said it is "a new day at the SEC" – where policymaking "will no longer result from ad hoc enforcement actions". Instead, the regulator will use its existing rulemaking to set "fit-for-purpose standards for market participants", Atkins explained, as he suggested a scaling back of regulatory investigations and a more open approach.
Pension providers react to the Mansion House Accord

1 day ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Jonathan Stapleton

The Mansion House Accord – announced today (13 May) – is a voluntary expression of intent by signatories to invest at least 10% of their defined contribution (DC) default funds in private markets by 2030, with at least 5% allocated to the UK.
US GSS bond issuances falls to lowest level since 2017

1 day ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Laura Miller

The latter reached its lowest level since 2017 in 2025's opening quarter, a period marked by regulatory and policy uncertainty and geopolitical turbulence. Gravis' Albane Poulin: The case for private credit over high yield bonds Europe remains the leader in the GSS Bond market, with over $109bn in bonds issued in the first quarter of 2025 alone, though this is a decrease from the $150bn issued during the same period last year.
Blue Whale exits longstanding Nintendo holding in anticipation of ‘mini-US recession’ squeezing consumers

1 day 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.
FCA seeks closer ties with China on wealth management

1 day ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Laura Miller

Speaking at an event in London yesterday (12 May) under the banner ‘Strengthening the UK-China financial partnership', chair Ashley Alder said "financial cooperation is on the rise" between the two countries. Markets breathe a sigh of relief at 'tentative' US-China trade agreement He gave the example of China exploring how to mobilise retail investment to strengthen its pension system and meet the changing needs of the population. "In this shared challenge lies shared opportunity," Alder said.
BoE’s Mann defends restrictive monetary policy as ‘somebody has got to pay for volatility’

1 day ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Linus Uhlig

Speaking at the BoE watchers' conference in London on Monday (12 May), Mann was questioned about the use of restrictive language by rate setters on Threadneedle Street. "When will we stop using the restrictive language? When it is appropriate," she argued.
FCA closes almost 500 whistleblowing cases in Q1 with majority requiring ‘no action’

1 day 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.
How pension providers are tackling private markets

2 days ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Jonathan Stapleton

The latest iteration of the Mansion House Compact comes nearly two years after the launch of the initial accord was revealed in July 2023 – which saw signatories pledge to allocate at least 5% of DC default assets to unlisted equity by 2030. A total of nine organisations – Aegon, Aviva, Legal & General (L&G), M&G, Mercer, Nest, Phoenix (Standard Life), Scottish Widows and Smart Pension – initially signed the pledge, with Aon and Natwest Cushon also joining the initiative later.
‘Difficult to be bullish’ as asset managers' earnings set to fall

2 days ago | investmentweek.co.uk | Patrick Brusnahan

For CY25E, earnings were downgraded by an average of 19%. In addition, period-end AUM levels reflected lower markets at that point, combined with continuing outflows. Cobalt Holdings set for $230m fundraise through London Stock Exchange float Net outflows in Q1 2025 equalled 6.6% of opening AUM, noticeably higher than the 3.4% average over the last two years, but "if markets do continue to recover, the risk should shift to the upside".