Chelsea Financial Services

Fund supermarket discounts

Chelsea Financial Services (branded as Chelsea Investment Intelligence) was founded in 1983 by present chairman John Holder. The company is an online supermarket that lets investors access a wide range of funds, and offers a shortlist of funds to simplify chice for individual investors. It is a discount broker and was one the first intermediaries to discount initial charges on unit trusts and bonds, and later PEPs and ISAs.

Managing director Darius McDermott is a frequent contributor to Investment Week and you can read some of his pieces here.

Global

A whole new world: Market recovery on the way but do not expect a return to the old normal

Deep Dive into global equities

14 January 2021 • 4 min read

Funds

Why Hargreaves Lansdown is keeping Man GLG Japan Core Alpha on the Wealth Shortlist

Firm happy with fund's investment style

20 October 2020 • 3 min read

ESG

What is the best way to sift through greenwashing and find an ESG fund aligned with your interests?

The Big Question on ethical investing

28 September 2020 • 1 min read

UK

Deep Dive into UK equities: Time to hold your nerve?

Brexit and Covid-19 among major tailwinds for sector

15 September 2020 • 18 min read

Industry

IW Trailblazers in Lockdown: Ryan Lightfoot-Brown on useful fund manager updates and practising Finnish

Catching up with last year's Trailblazer Awards winners

29 April 2020 • 3 min read

Funds

Absolute return a "potential minefield" for investors - AJ Bell

"A massive spread in returns (and losses)"

14 April 2020 • 2 min read

People moves

Andrew Swan departs BlackRock to return to Australia

Replaced by Gordon Fraser and Stephen Andrews

01 April 2020 • 2 min read

Global

Experts call for automated breaks in UK stockmarket as FTSE plunges 10% in one day

Covid-19 fears push index to lowest figures since 1987 crash

16 March 2020 • 4 min read

Specialist

Three trust picks for ESG portfolios

Which products get the green light from investors?

18 February 2020 • 3 min read

UK

IW's 25th anniversary: Where are the rising stars of 1995 now?

Most successful managers take a trip down memory lane

27 January 2020 • 10 min read