Aviva targets income with new Global Equity fund strategy
Aviva Investors has changed the mandate of its World Leaders fund to target equity income rather than global growth, in the view company dividends are playing a greater role in total returns.
View ArticleBoost for zeros as higher rate tax rule overturned
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has secured a tax victory for trust investors after a 'disguised interest' clause in the Finance Bill was revised.
View ArticleWoodford: the firms I've had 'positive' meetings with
Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford says he has had good meetings with a number of firms over the last month and believes AstraZeneca on track to return to growth under its new chief.
View ArticleBarclays names new wealth and investment director for Cardiff
Eileen Cronin will head up the region's wealth and investment office, which provides private banking and wealth management services to high net worth clients.
View ArticleBig banks top FCA complaints list
Although high street lenders like Barclays, Lloyds and Bank of Scotland have all seen a fall in the number of unhappy customers, big banks continue to dominate when it comes to complaints to the City...
View ArticleHenderson names Ware as deputy on fixed income fund
Henderson Global Investors has appointed Nicholas Ware as deputy manager on its £764 million Fixed Interest Monthly Income fund.
View ArticleGold plunges again; FTSE dips as China disappoints
(Update) Gold continued its slide and the FTSE 100 fell 0.7% as mining stocks plunged after China released weaker-than-expected growth figures. Ladbrokes also tumbled after a profits warning.
View ArticleSwip’s A-rated Clunie to join Jupiter
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership’s UK equity fund manager James Clunie is joining Jupiter Asset Management in July, Wealth Manager can reveal.
View ArticleColin McLean: euro equity is a cheap option on German self-interest
Investors should recognise that Europe’s problems will trigger radical action. Policies must change, and shares should benefit
View ArticleInvestment Trust Insider: One of the best small cap trusts is among the most...
It is almost five years since Mike Prentice and Richard Plackett assumed responsibility for Throgmorton’s management
View ArticleThe Expert View: Ladbrokes, Informa and WH Smith
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including New World Resources and Fidessa.
View ArticleHargreave Hale hires Quilter’s Sneideris
Hargreave Hale has appointed Richard Sneideris as an investment manager at the firm’s Bangor office.
View ArticleCiti sounds death knell for commodity supercycle
Investment bank Citi expects the ‘death bells’ to ring for the commodity supercycle this year, with gold serving as the lynchpin for understanding the ‘new regime’.
View ArticleCPI steady at 2.8% in March
The figure was unchanged on the previous month and essentially static over the last six months
View ArticleBrooks Macdonald boosts Guernsey team with Rothschild hire
Mark O’Connor will join Brooks Macdonald Interactional as an investment manager, bringing with him 12 years' experience working in the financial sector.
View ArticleHenderson small cap team locks 60% profit on Liontrust stake
Henderson's UK small cap team has taken a healthy profit on part of its Liontrust stake and continues to hold a £3 million interest believing the boutique 'has further to go'.
View ArticleFTSE sell-off continues but gold crawls back
Pound little moved after UK inflation remains steady at 2.8%.
View ArticleTom Becket: Les Miserables
On a recent trip to Paris Psigma's chief investment officer found little to be charmed by.
View ArticleEight insights into discretionaries' thinking before the gold crash
As the first quarter drew to a close wealth managers were confident markets could avoid a major correction in our quarterly survey, which was conducted before the recent sell off in commodity markets.
View ArticleOFT investigates BlackRock/Credit Suisse ETF deal
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is looking into BlackRock’s agreement to acquire Credit Suisse’s exchange traded fund (ETF) business, to assess the potential effects the merger would have on the market.
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