SLI bolsters Hambi’s multi manager team with Pimco hire
Standard Life Investments (SLI) has appointed Rickey Thevakarrunai as a fund analyst in its multi manager research team.
View ArticleWealth managers unveil their top income trust picks
With the UK Growth & Income investment trust sector trading on an average premium of 2%, we ask wealth managers where they are finding the best value.
View ArticleJP Morgan unveils private equity trust 'clean out'
JP Morgan has announced a 'clean out' of its £262 million private equity trust, with plans to reposition it by selling pre-credit crunch assets and buying back up to $20 million in equity shares.
View ArticleUS Election: 15 experts on the implications of Obama's victory
After Barack Obama staved off the Mitt Romney challenge to win a second a term in the White House, we collect the views of leading professionals on what the election result means for the markets and...
View ArticleZahn appointed to co-manage Templeton Strategic Bond
Franklin Templeton has appointed David Zahn to co-manage the firm’s Strategic Bond fund, in a move that has seen the manager bolster the portfolio’s emerging market debt and high yield exposure.
View ArticleFTSE tumbles as markets turn south on eurozone downgrade
The Obama election rally turned to dust after the European Commission warned lower growth ‘will last for some time’.
View ArticleWealth Manager Outlook: The big bond to equity switch approaches
Wealth managers are braced for a reversal in the 30-year trend of bond outperformance versus equities
View ArticleWealth Manager Outlook: The big bond to equity shift approaches
Wealth managers are braced for a reversal in the 30-year trend of bond outperformance versus equities
View ArticleThe Expert View: Vodafone, Kingfisher and Weir
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Associated British Foods and Fenner.
View ArticleFSCS bill swallows 40% of Charles Stanley's pre-tax profit
The group reported strong growth in its discretionary fund management business, but lower transaction volumes, regulation and commission income hit profits.
View ArticleSchroders warns of short-lived intermediary flows recovery
Schroders has said the recovery in intermediary flows may only be temporary as the positivity seen in recent weeks could be quickly wiped away by a fresh bout of economic gloom.
View ArticleWhat will it take to unleash the cash locked up in credit?
There has been much speculation on when value could lure investors back into equities, but signs this is already underway may be misleading.
View ArticleKing holds firm on stimulus - for now
The Bank of England has decided not to extend its stimulus programme.
View ArticleThe Expert View: Balfour Beatty, Morrisons and Sainsbury's
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Rightmove and Old Mutual.
View ArticlePanmure returns to funds market with Matrix hires
Panmure Gordon has hired an investment funds team from Matrix and expects its new team to be fully operational from Monday.
View ArticleCollins Stewart plots regional acquisition to expand UK presence
Regional branches are on the cards for Collins Stewart, and a unitised risk-managed fund range is on the way.
View ArticleSix special sits to back as markets swing between optimism and despair
Alex Breese, head of UK equities at Neptune Investment Management, says he has moved money away from quality growth stocks towards value areas of the market that are out of favour.
View ArticleBlanchflower: Chancellor’s worst mistake in a century will push UK into...
The former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member warns that the current situation is worse than the Great Depression and more QE must follow next month.
View ArticleFSA writes to fund group CEOs over conflicts of interest
The Financial Services Authority has written to the chief executives of fund groups over potential conflicts of interest between asset managers and clients, warning it could take action.
View ArticleEx BlackRock chief joins Barclays for sweeping asset management review
Rory Tobin, former head of iShares International, has joined Barclays Wealth and Investment to review its asset management capabilities across the business.
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