Vanguard takes the lead on fees
US fund manager Vanguard has upped the ante in the increasingly competitive world of passive investing. What has Vanguard done? Vanguard which has more than $8.0 trillion (£5.88 trillion) of assets under management has pledged to cut the fees paid by inventors in its funds, by $1.0 billion over 2022. The Malvern Pennsylvania based firm
Robinhood gets pulled up by the Sherrif of FINRA
US-based commission-free stock broker Robinhood has had a tough time lately, over the last three months the company’s share price has fallen by almost -62% and year to date the stock is down by-12.00%. Robinhood is due to report earnings on January 27th and investors will be eager to hear about trading volumes and active
A Revolution in European Banking
Revolut, one of London’s lending Fintech businesses, is living up to its reputation as a disruptor once again as it formally moves into the banking space. What has Revolut done? Revolut has launched as a bank in no less than 10 western European markets the firms banking services will be available to clients and would-be
Freetrading in European stocks
Freetrade the UK based commission-free share trading service has expanded into European equity markets Trading European with Freetrade Freetrade has enabled trading in selected European stocks with those in Germany and Finland first on the list, with other European equities soon to follow. Freetrade’s 1.20 million registered users will be able to trade these stocks
Wise walks into a downgrade
Online money transfer and investment group Wise has learnt a hard lesson about life as a public company this week, as leading US bank published research on the stock. What happened? US Investment bank Citi, downgraded Wise on Monday citing excessive long term growth expectations in the stock, as the reason for the markdown. Citi
PrimaryBids are in for SoftBank’s cash
PrimaryBid the online app aiming to democratise access to London and European new issue markets and which is backed by the London Stock Exchange Group is looking further afield for funding to support its growth efforts. What is PrimaryBid doing? Reports over the weekend suggest that PrimaryBid is close to agreeing on the final details
Interactive Brokers turns everyone into a GlobalAnalyst
Interactive Brokers, one of the world’s largest online trading platforms, has introduced a new service to clients called GlobalAnalyst, which is designed to aid stock selection and idea generation across a wide range of equity markets. Read our full Interactive Brokers review here What is Interactive Brokers GlobalAnalyst? GlobalAnalayst is a bespoke stock screener that
Six Market Trends to Watch in 2022
2021 was a fantastic year for many investors. Many ‘stonks’ rose to dizzying heights; while shareholders of big tech stocks made a bundle. The leader of the pack was, the ultimate risk asset: Bitcoin. Visual Capitalist has compiled an excellent summary of returns for 2021. All this, however, is now history. What lies ahead is
Leverage Shares is launching new products for UK and European traders The latest in a line of innovative tracking, geared and inverse single name ETFs from the provider. What are the new products from Leverage Shares? Leverage shares are introducing ETPs that will track the performance of thematic funds and strategies Including three ARK Invest