
david thorpe
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journalist at financial times group. Business. People. Asset Management
London, England
Joined July 2017
My latest for FT Adviser's Asset Allocator bulletin. Inside the fund with £1.8bn of net inflows this year.
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If you hear the sound of champagne corks popping near Leadenhall Street in London, that might just be the folks at Aegon Asset Management, where the firm’s High Yield Bond fund has grown by about 80...
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RT @FTAdviser: 51 for 51: Women need investment confidence for better pension pots
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Women have become more aware of the importance of maintaining a steady income in retirement, but a tendency towards cash could see the spending power of their savings eroded over time.
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RT @PJTheEconomist: Housing tax is a mess. Current system penalises renting, under taxes owners of valuable houses, and gums up housing ma….
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RT @DonaldPond6: Few talk about RPI as an inflation measure anymore, but today it ticked up to 4.7%. That's important as it is used for set….
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Start your day with this chunky @FTAdviser exclusive. former Schroders fund boss Nick Kirrage is joining Brown Advisory, a US fund giant with AUM of £119bn, where he will launch a global fund.
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Nick Kirrage, previously head of the value equity team at Schroders, could be joining US fund giant Brown Advisory, FT Adviser understands.
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RT @julianHjessop: BTW, the increase in UK inflation to 3.8% in July is obviously bad news, but in line with the Bank of England's forecast….
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My latest for @FTAdviser Vantage Point, why Apple's Trump deal should concern investors.
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The announcement by Apple chief executive Tim Cook that the company will spend $600bn (£442bn) over the next four years to increase production in the US is likely to herald an cut to dividends or...
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This week's FT Adviser Vantage Point lead explores the outlook for the US economy and asks. what's the data telling us?
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As investors saw out 2024 and welcomed in the new year, the mood around the US economy was optimistic, bordering on the jubilant.
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RT @assetallocator_: The investment community has adopted a narrow view of Europe, but is such an approach justified? Artemis’ Harry Eastwo….
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RT @MoorgateMermaid: If you’re in your 60s, or just had a milestone birthday and started thinking, ‘what’s next?’, take your time. You don….
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I’ve worked with financial advisers for decades. Most of them, once they reach a certain point, start asking the same thing: ‘What actually happens after I sell?’
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RT @FTAdviser: Google searches for IHT advice surge
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Rachel Reeves is turning traditional planning “on its head” by bringing
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RT @rcolvile: I've said this before but the housebuilding situation in London, public and private, is becoming a national emergency.
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RT @FTAdviser: Long read: Woodford saga continues after FCA decision is contested
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It has been a long time coming — just over six years — but the Financial Conduct Authority’s verdict on Neil Woodford and his fund is pretty brutal.
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RT @DMcWilliams_UK: @JohnRentoul Journos are claiming that crime has fallen based on false stats. It's economics - the collapse in price of….
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RT @FTAdviser: Royal London sees AUM grow after SJP mandate win
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Royal London saw assets under management grow by £7.3bn in the first half of 2025 — largely driven by the firm winning a £4.6bn multi-asset mandate from St James’s Place.
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Despite the gloomy news. The FTSE has actually performed strongly this year. my latest @FTAdviser piece ponders why and asks can it continue?
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The FTSE 100 index is up just shy of 12 per cent over the past year, and ahead of the US and European indices this year to date.
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RT @FTAdviser: Octopus Money buys Virgin Money’s investment arm
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Octopus Money has
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