What’s happening
Woodford-managed Omnis fund hits £100m in six months
PMS focuses on specialist lending in new series of mortgage events
One week of markets in one minute: FTSE climbs as US jobs miss curtails Fed rate rise talk
Markets surged on Friday after poor US jobs data dampened expectations that the US Federal Reserve will raise rates in the near term, with the FTSE 100 reaching a two-week high after climbing more than 2%.
WisdomTree lists ICBCCS WisdomTree S&P China 500 UCITS ETF in offshore Yuan on the London Stock Exchange
Kames Capital’s CIO: Two months on from Brexit, what to expect from markets next
Sesame and PMS add Pepper Homeloans to lender panels
2 mins with… Jim Powell, author of Trading Futures
As it’s summer, we take a slight break from our usual programming and grill Jim Powell, author of best-selling novel, Trading Futures, on finance, Brexit and summer reading recommendations for those who work across financial services.
Thesis cuts exposure to UK equities as uncertainty persists
Legg Mason bolsters International Product Team
One week of markets in one minute: Stocks tread water as Fed says case for rate hike has strengthened
Markets took something of a back seat this week with all eyes focusing on the central bankers meeting in Jackson Hole, but by Friday – the day of the long awaited speech from the Fed – little had changed, with no timescales set for further rate hikes.