Gold investors chase the carat, ignore the stick

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Where to find investment outperformance in 2025? Defence stocks, Chinese internet companies and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway have all beaten the market. But when the flight to safety is on, gold still gleams. The precious … Read more

Bet on Nigerian recovery draws investors seeking to dodge trade wars

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Foreign investors have flocked to Nigeria’s markets in recent months, as the threat of a US trade war with larger developing economies has sent portfolio managers looking for cover in former crisis-hit frontier markets now … Read more

Aviva Investors walks back ‘watch list’ pledge to ditch least green investments

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the ESG investing myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Aviva Investors has ditched a landmark plan to sell stakes in companies that fail to rein in their carbon emissions sufficiently, joining a trend for investment managers to water down green commitments. The London-based investment … Read more