Music investment fund Hipgnosis snaps up the rights to Lady Gaga hits

Music investment fund Hipgnosis snaps up the rights to Lady Gaga hits Poker Face and Bad Romance By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 16 July 2020 A music investment fund has snapped up the rights to the Lady Gaga smash hits Poker Face and … Read more

INVESTMENT EXTRA: Can investing in banks make you a tuppence or two? 

Bankers are rarely popular, attracting scorn and envy in equal measure. But lately, bank shares have acquired a new fan base.  The private investor clients of platforms such as Hargreaves Lansdown have been snapping up these stocks, persuaded that they are set to recover from their current lows. In particular, they hope that Lloyds shares … Read more

How you can make your investment portfolio great again

Whatever you think about Donald Trump’s promise to ‘make America great again’, investing in some of the country’s biggest companies has certainly been the saviour of many an investment portfolio. As a result of strong stock market performance, British investors who bought into the S&P 500 index of major American stocks at the beginning of … Read more

Saver scoops £1m Premium Bonds jackpot with May investment

Now that’s a lockdown investment! Saver scoops £1m Premium Bond jackpot with May purchase as £4.5bn worth are snapped up in three months The Tyne and Wear saver secured a 4,900% return on a £20,000 punt in May  It was the first draw their investment was eligible to win prizes in Figures from NS&I suggest … Read more

INVESTMENT EXTRA: Scottish Mortgage delivers out of this world return

Back in 1909, Louis Bleriot piloted the first flight across the Channel, making history – and winning a £1,000 prize from this newspaper. That same year, the Straits Mortgage and Trust was set up to finance the Malaysian rubber industry. Today that investment trust, now known as Scottish Mortgage, is the world’s biggest and one … Read more

ASK TONY: Fidelity’s bungling investment error cost me thousands

Last October, I tried to transfer my M&G Isa, worth about £73,000, to Fidelity’s investing platform. After some initial difficulties, the investment moved in December. However, Fidelity re-bought the funds rather than leaving my investment in cash, as I had requested. I wanted to buy three investment trusts. I phoned and was told there was … Read more

How have big global funds and investment trusts done since the crash?

Global funds and trusts have enjoyed a strong run in recent months despite the significant sell-off that hit stock markets around the world in March. Investors in some big name funds took a pounding as markets nosedived, but those who didn’t panic sell have been rewarded for holding their nerve.  These big beasts of the … Read more

Investment opportunity still knocks as economy takes beating

Seldom has optimism been such a controversial state of mind. Anyone who dares to voice the hope that recovery may be possible is likely to be called delusional.  Supersized problems face all economies including the UK, as yesterday’s horrendous GDP figures showed.  But stock market indices are anticipatory mechanisms. And despite some wobbles this week, … Read more

How to fight coronavirus through your investment portfolio

Savers can now actively buy into the battle against the coronavirus by investing in a ‘Covid-19 response bond’ via investment funds. The first social response bonds were issued in March by various institutions and public agencies as the virus spread hard and fast across the globe. Ways to invest directly in these bonds – which … Read more

MIDAS UPDATE: Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust

MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Reap rewards over the long term with Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust as India leads vaccine hunt By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 Universities, big drug groups and governments worldwide are racing to find a vaccine … Read more