Investors' Chronicle

This week deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley is joined by Dickie Hodges, manager of Nomura Global Dynamic Bond fund in order to take the temperature of the global bond market.Kate is also joined by personal finance editor Leonora Walters to break down the benefits of investing in India and look at some of the routes investors could use to access these high-growth equities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's show, news editor Emma Powell weighs up the prospects of Provident Financial after its calamitous profit warning, tips editor Algy Hall explains why Martin Zweig's famous Super Model for predicting market movements has turned bearish, and Simon Thompson joins on the line to discuss the private rented sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second of this two-part special, deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley peeks under the bonnet of the asset management industry to ask how professional money managers put together their portfolios. Wealth managers Alan Miller, founder of SCM Direct and Rory McPherson, head of investment strategy at PSigma open up their asset allocation strategies and tactical asset allocation for today's markets.Produced by Dominic Toms and Alex Newman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley is joined by Jason Hollands, managing director at Tilney Group and personal finance writer Emma Agyemang to talk the best performing UK equity income funds and getting high income from alternative assets you may not have heard of.The team also breaks down your investing charges and looks at some of the cheapest funds to own and why.We apologise for the poor sound quality of this podcast due to trouble with the phone line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Companies editor Ian Smith is joined by sectors editor Harriet Russell and specialist writer Tom Dines to discuss what half-year results told us about the fortunes of the listed motor retailers and outsourcers. Stockpicking specialist Simon Thompson phones in to discuss his Bargain Shares portfolio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harriet Clarfelt spoke with Bob Smith, executive vice president of Mytrah, about the company's growth trajectory and how it is addressing the need for renewable energy in India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forget Facebook and Netflix, emerging markets are the place to look for the next major technology stocks. And how should you invest in Europe today - is value or growth the way to go? This week deputy personal finance editor Kate Beioley is joined by James Milne, co-manager of IC Top 100 fund Crux European Special Situations and Darius McDermott, managing director at Chelsea Financial Services to discuss European and emerging market equities.Kate is also joined by personal finance writer Emma Agyemang to break down the cost of pension freedoms and look at how to minimise the cost of going into income drawdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this pod this week, the companies team talks interest rates, high-yield commercial property, big bank earnings, and defence stocks in a week where markets shuddered at the prospect of military action in the Pacific. Alex Newman hosts Simon Thompson, Emma Powell and Mark Robinson. Produced by Dominic Toms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first in a two part special, IC writer James Norrington looks at how private investors can check they aren't left short-changed once returns are measured against risk.We also examine how to correctly benchmark portfolios against peers and professionals and ask what is the right mix of active and passive asset allocation strategy and tactical investment selection. Produced by Dominic Toms and Alex Newman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a market capitalisation of £30m, Aim-traded LidCo (LID) may be small, but the hospital monitoring equipment specialist has grand plans for US expansion. Can it juggle these whilst continuing to lose money? IC specialist writer Megan Boxall puts the questions to chief executive Matt Sassone in this episode of Boardroom Talk. Produced by Alex Newman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.