AllianzGI BRIC Stars fund handed to US-based team after Konstantinov exits
Allianz Global Investors has announced a change in the investment approach of its BRIC Stars fund, which saw the recent departure of fund manager Michael Konstantinov.
View ArticleMiton hires former JPM trust head Barron
David Barron is joining Miton as director of investment trusts and product strategy.
View ArticleVodafone weighs as deal-making can't dispel market angst
(UPDATE) Two major corporate deals failed to entice investors into shares, with the FTSE stagnant ahead of major economic updates.
View ArticleThe Expert View: EasyJet, Balfour Beatty and Faroe Petroleum
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Whitbread and Alumasc.
View ArticleFSCS refund helps Hargreaves Lansdown break more records
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has broken more earnings records with its profitability boosted by a refund from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
View ArticleRyanair profit warning drags down Easyjet shares
Threat of action against Syria coupled with incoming barrage of economic data weighs on FTSE and other European equities.
View ArticleBlackRock to soft close AAA-rated Hibbert's European Dynamic fund
BlackRock is to soft close Alister Hibbert's £2bn fund in a raft of closures across its European equity desk in a bid to keep a tight rein on capacity.
View ArticlePeter Hargreaves: there's no advantage in being first mover on pricing
Rising markets and reforms to financial advice have boosted business at investment supermarket Hargreaves Lansdown.
View ArticleOctopus targets £50m for vehicle linked to five-strong VCT range
The firm is looking to raise £50 million through a share issue linked to its five-strong Venture Capital Trust (VCT) range.
View ArticleTime to sell US stocks as Faber fears the S&P will falter
Marc Faber has forecast the S&P 500 could slide close to 20% from its current level, and believes richly priced US stocks are a sell compared to deeply discounted emerging markets like Brazil.
View ArticleThe Expert View: Hargreaves Lansdown, Vodafone and Ophir Energy
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Petrofac and Prezzo.
View ArticleJupiter's Clunie: I think we can hold our own
James Clunie told Wealth Manager that spending hours poring over macroeconomic notes would not help him beat the competition, but shorting stocks was his 'edge'.
View ArticleBuxton bullish in first Old Mutual update
The FTSE 100 could reach 7,300 in 2014 as the UK economic recovery gathers pace, according to Old Mutual Global Investors’ new UK equity head Richard Buxton
View ArticleStandard Life and L&G consider legal action over RBS cash call
Standard Life Investments and Legal & General Investment Management are considering suing Royal Bank of Scotland over its £12 billion capital raising in 2008 under former chief executive Fred...
View ArticleIndian markets surge as RBI details plan to stabilise reserves
The country’s banking sector put in its biggest one-day gain since 2009
View ArticleWitan's Bell: We don't want a stamp collection
Witan chief Andrew Bell has said despite 'fortune smiling' on the trust in performance terms, he will not over-diversify his family of managers to the point the vehicle behaves like a tracker.
View ArticleBrewins, Brooks and Quilter Cheviot sign up to new DFM service
A host of top wealth firms have agreed to use a new discretionary fund manager facility designed to help advisers reduce risk in their client portfolios.
View ArticleFormer Investec energy manager Waghorn to join Guinness AM
Waghorn to join forces with the predecessor on his former Investec fund as a co-manager on the Guinness Global Energy fund.
View ArticleThe stocks BlackRock's Plackett backs in post-QE world
The Citywire A-rated manager says he will seize the stabilising recovery in the UK and Europe by buying smaller companies that invested their way through the downturn.
View ArticleGilts fall, pound rises as City bets on rate rise
(Update) More good economic news spurs the FTSE 100 higher as the market continues to test the Bank of England's resolve.
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