HSBC unveils frontier markets fund
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched the GIF Frontier Markets fund, a long-only equity portfolio investing in the next generation of emerging economies.
View ArticleFTSE soars as central banks step in to prop up markets
ECB, Fed and Bank of England, along with other central banks, announce ‘coordinated actions' to provide liquidity support to the global financial system.
View ArticleGlobal stocks ramp as central banks act to avoid global liquidity crunch
(Update) A group of the world's leading central banks have announced they will take coordinated action to prevent a global liquidity crunch, lowering the cost of US dollar swaps by 50 points.
View ArticleWhy Amazon will steal Apple's crown as globe's biggest firm
Despite a 73% slide in Amazon's Q3 profits, the internet retailer is set to become the globe's largest company, overtaking rival Apple and delivering up to 70% upside to investors, RCM's Walt Price says.
View ArticleAre European companies set to be slapped with a windfall tax?
Governments could try to curb their mounting debt levels by imposing windfall taxes on the oil, gas and telecoms secots, Ignis' corporate bond manager Chris Bowie says.
View ArticleHow to invest in graphene, the world's new 'miracle material'
Graphene is a little-known material but investing in its rise from obscurity could prove lucrative.
View ArticleAAA-rated Nigel Thomas: how I'm positioned for 2012
Forecasts for global growth next year are ‘tumbling faster than a sandcastle in an incoming tide,’ but prospects for UK companies are many and varied, according to Axa Framlington’s Nigel Thomas.
View ArticleInvestec to launch EM fund for Saunders and Stopford
Investec Asset Management is launching a multi-asset fund investing in emerging market debt and equities for managers Philip Saunders and John Stopford.
View ArticleFTSE wobbles in wake of ‘one-two combo’ from China
Kingfisher (KGF.L) advances on the back of upbeat earnings, as FTSE 100 halts four-day rally and China releases weak manufacturing data.
View ArticleFund managers on course for their worst year in a decade
Less than a third of active managers are ahead of their benchmarks this year, worse even than 2008 when just 38% outperformed.
View ArticleFund of the Week: Jupiter Merlin Income
Where do you put your cash at a time like this? Yesterday’s co-ordinated central bank action was welcome, but make no mistake, we are still staring into the abyss.
View ArticleFTSE down 0.29% as sentiment retreats
The market was unable to repeat yesterday's sharp gains with stocks on the slide as rare positive news out of the Eurozone sovereign debt markets was offset by weak economic data.
View ArticleLloyds offers £4.9bn debt swap amid regulatory pressure
Lloyds is looking to exchange £4.9 billion worth of bonds as it looks to shore up its capital position amid the regulatory and market uncertainty.
View ArticleRAB Special Situations pays out $270m in redemptions
The RAB Special Situations fund has paid out $270 million in redemptions in its battle to regain it popular standing with investors.
View ArticleEurope hopes lift FTSE ahead of US jobs report
UK index hits three-week high on hopes of eurozone progress, while Sthree (STHR.L) slumps following a fourth-quarter trading update.
View ArticleInvestor fury as Santander wrings profits out of bondholders
The bank has come under fierce criticism after its latest bond auction was roundly rejected in a move which will fire a warning shot at other financial institutions.
View ArticleLegg Mason moves overweight ‘hazardous’ US banks on ‘strong fundamentals’
Legg Mason subsidiary Western Asset Management admits many investors consider bank equities and bonds ‘uninvestable’, they are overlooking the long-term opportunity
View ArticleEx Cazenove man replaces Isaacs on M&G European bond fund
Ex Cazenove fund manager James Tomlins replaces Stefan Isaacs as lead manager on the £77 million M&G European High Yield Bond fund.
View ArticleKestrel targets wealth managers with IHT planning portfolios
Kestrel Partners is rolling out its small and micro cap strategy for private client investment managers seeking inheritance tax (IHT) planning services for their clients.
View ArticleUS unemployment plunges to lowest level in over two years
The crucial US monthly jobs reports suggests things are looking up for the world's biggest economy with unemployment falling to its lowest level since March 2009.
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