LONDON (Alliance News) – UK equity prices started lower on Monday with the FTSE 100 underperforming its mid and small cap peers, held back by miners and banks. Having been called higher… Read More

Let’s take a look back at the week that’s been. In fact, this time we take a look back at the year that’s been. Shock news: 2016 was a good year for… Read More

LONDON (Alliance News) – The London stock market was slightly higher at midday on Friday, with the FTSE 100 index edging above the 7,000 mark, as investors come to terms with a… Read More

WASHINGTON (Alliance News) – Crude oil futures nudged higher Friday morning as the dollar relented versus major rivals after surging to a 13-year high. Disappointing housing data helped take the wind out… Read More

LONDON (Alliance News) – London share prices and the pound were firm early Friday, after the UK currency dropped by three US cents against a rising dollar on Thursday. Gold also was… Read More

BRUSSELS (Alliance News) – The Bank of England kept its key rate unchanged at 0.25% and asset purchase programme at GBP 435 billion, as expected. After the decision, the pound dropped against… Read More

WASHINGTON (Alliance News) – The US Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest Wednesday for only the second time since setting an unprecedented, near-zero target during the depths of the 2008 financial crisis…. Read More

WASHINGTON (Alliance News) – Gold futures nudged higher Wednesday morning amid speculation the Federal Reserve will signal only gradual interest rate hikes in 2017. The Fed is widely expected to offer a… Read More

Managed by director Chris Hutchinson, the Unicorn Outstanding British Companies Fund has just celebrated its 10th birthday. Over the last 10 years, the Fund has outperformed the IA UK All Companies Sector by more… Read More