RIT Capital and Edmond de Rothschild form fund firm
Lord Rothschild’s investment trust RIT Capital Partners and private bank Edmond de Rothschild Group have teamed up to form a new asset management business.
View Article'Amazonian' Cineworld may offer 30% upside
Analysts are paying close attention to Cineworld's ambitious growth strategy, saying that if successful shares have the potential to explode into life.
View ArticleUS inflation hits 10-month peak
Falling agriculture commodity prices could do little to offset the 6% spike in gasoline prices as US inflation hit a 10-month peak.
View ArticleLiontrust AUM hits £1.5 bn
The asset manager, headed up by John Ions, has grown its assets under management as five out of its six actively managed funds achieved top quartile performance.
View ArticleWill a bid save 'value trap' 3i?
3i Group chief executive Michael Queen has announced he will step down from the private equity and venture capital company, and analysts say a potential bid is now one of three options it faces.
View ArticleBlackRock backs controversial 'Glenstrata' deal
The world's biggest asset manager BlackRock has given the controversial merger of Glencore and Xstrata its seal of approval.
View ArticleFirstGroup hit by UK bus figures; FTSE fades
Shares in FirstGroup (FGP.L) slump after the transport operator reports that UK bus margins are likely to be significantly lower this year.
View ArticleProperty: bargain hunters eye European opportunities
The growing attraction in European property was highlighted earlier this month when a giant US real estate firm acquired a French property company.
View ArticlePoor active performance may spur Smart beta uptake
Exchange traded products tracking alternative-weighted indices could gain traction among wealth managers, who are disappointed by the performance of active management.
View ArticleNewton's Helena Morrissey: the importance of beta
The Newton CEO underlines how important the management of beta has become in investment returns.
View ArticleHow to assess the ETF risk you’re taking
Counterparty risk in swap-based ETFS has come under great scrutiny over the last year, although similar risks in physical products have, to an extent, avoided the spotlight.
View ArticleRetail investors flock to bond funds
Figures from the Investment Management Association showed investors ploughed £553 million into fixed income funds during February, above last year's £425 million monthly average.
View ArticleTim Steer: why i'm still shorting Admiral
The Artemis UK Growth manager explains why he is still shorting the motor insurance firm after its massive share price falls and highlights some of his favourite growth stocks.
View ArticleMatrix Asset-Based 2 fund investors still in the dark
Stillwater Capital Partners, which runs the Matrix Asset-Based 2 fund, still can't offer investors any clarity about when they will be able to liquidate positions after a three-year wait.
View ArticleJupiter hires BlackRock man to lead distribution
BlackRock head of international retail Maarten Slendebroek has ended his 18-year association with the firm to lead Jupiter's expansion overseas.
View ArticleGKN advances as FTSE heads for quarterly gain
Shares in GKN (GKN.L) rise as broker Jefferies talks up a potential acquisition by the car and plane parts firm of Volvo’s aircraft business.
View ArticleActivist turns on 3i
3i Group, which on Thursday announced the imminent departure of its chief executive Michael Queen, has been called on to realise its portfolio of investment.
View ArticleAA-rated Rodrigs takes on Investec UK Alpha fund
Investec Asset Management has handed Citywire AA-rated Philip Rodrigs the UK Alpha fund in a move to expand the star manager’s mandate.
View ArticleEx Threadneedle star back with Europe income fund
Union Bancaire Asset Management (UBAM) has launched a pan-European equity income fund for its Citywire A-rated co-head of European equity Rob Jones.
View ArticleGross: Pimco will launch 'number' of active ETFs
Pimco founder Bill Gross has said there are more actively managed exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the pipeline at the asset manager.
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