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  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC
    Hedge funds scale back bets against Scottish Mortgage

    Investors close short positions in expectation that share price may be nearing bottom

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    Private company valuations defy fall in listed stocks, adviser says

    Hamilton Lane warns venture capital-backed companies face downgrades

  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
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    FT Money’s guide to equity crowdfunding

    A low-cost way to invest in private companies — though there are risks

  • Friday, 10 February, 2023
    Moira O'Neill
    VCTs: buyer beware, the tax benefits may not be worthwhile

    Anything with a wall of money flowing towards it makes me nervous

  • Friday, 3 February, 2023
    Fund management
    UK asset managers suffer record outflows in 2022

    Retail investors withdraw more than £25bn

  • Monday, 30 January, 2023
    US financial regulation
    SEC official says FTX failure shows need for private placement reform

    Caroline Crenshaw seeks greater disclosure for equity offerings made outside public markets

  • Friday, 27 January, 2023
    Jonathan Eley
    Why investors have largely shelved retail shares

    Shoppers have profited, but very few shareholders have

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    Hargreaves Lansdown PLC
    Hargreaves Lansdown launches digital voting service

    Platform follows rivals in allowing its customers to vote as shareholders

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    KKR & Co LP
    KKR real estate fund curbs redemptions in echo of Blackstone move

    Restrictions suggest ‘broadening contagion’ as retail investors cash out of private vehicles

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Time to buy UK small-caps?

    Record number of ‘fallen angels’ entering UK small-cap index could set investors’ hearts aflutter

  • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
    Personal Finance
    Money Clinic podcast: Where to invest in 2023

    Four FT investment experts debate the best opportunities for investors in the year ahead

  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
    Venture capital investment
    Venture capital trusts: overpriced or time to buy?

    More than £440mn has been raised by VCTs since the start of the tax year

  • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
    Moira O'Neill
    Festive investment trust bargains for all the family

    But do your own research before you put them in the Christmas stocking

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    Chrysalis Group PLC
    Investment trust Chrysalis revamps fee structure after scrutiny over bosses’ payouts

    Managers were paid £117mn just before stock market turned

  • Saturday, 19 November, 2022
    Skin in the GameStuart Kirk
    Putting my money where my mouth is

    Our new columnist sets out his investment stall and reveals he still has faith in UK stocks

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    Looking for alternatives: the investment trust route

    Trusts offer ways into innovative companies even in tough market conditions

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    Investment trusts
    How to choose an investment trust: five things to consider

    Gearing, charges and discounts are key factors as well as who manages the trust

  • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
    Simon Edelsten
    Investment trusts can be bargains — but look past the discounts

    Remember to focus on the quality of the underlying holdings

  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
    ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
    Hargreaves Lansdown stops offering non-sterling ETF share classes

    Foreign currency share classes of funds with no sterling equivalent are unaffected

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    Danger of defaults looms larger for private credit funds

    Borrowers’ exposure to rising rates heightens risk for managers with less defensive portfolios

  • Sunday, 16 October, 2022
    Hargreaves Lansdown PLC
    Hargreaves Lansdown hit by lawsuit over Woodford fund collapse

    Investors are seeking hundreds of millions of pounds over FTSE 100 group’s promotion of former star stockpicker

  • Friday, 7 October, 2022
    Shein
    China’s Shein sheds up to one-third of its value in stake sales

    Fast-fashion retailer popular with Gen-Z shoppers has been valued at $65bn-$85bn in private markets

  • Friday, 23 September, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    A ‘mini-Budget’ for those on maxi incomes

    But even big giveaways will not save the wealthy from inflation

  • Friday, 23 September, 2022
    Private equity
    Time for retail investors to go into private equity?

    Savers may like the record, but fees, liquidity and market conditions are big concerns

  • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
    Investments
    Claer Barrett scoops investment journalism award

    FT writer recognised for writing about the risks and rewards of Venture Capital Trusts

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