PA ANALYSIS: Rise of the machines
It’s been 33 years since the first Terminator film hit our cinema screens, but it hasn’t stopped many obsessing about a possible robot uprising.
Author: Adam Lewis
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Investment managers optimistic ahead of Mifid II
After a drop off in sentiment in the previous three months, asset and wealth managers in the UK are more optimistic about their overall business situation, according to the latest CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey.
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Active UK equity posts strong 12 months
According to the latest bi-annual S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Europe Scorecard, active funds investing in the UK produced an average asset-weighted return of 24.2% from mid-2016 to mid-2017, compared with a 17.6% return for the corresponding S&P United Kingdom BMI benchmark.
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Alpha Financial Markets Consultancy, Aim, Aim Listing, Consultants’
Active funds investing in UK equities enjoyed strong 12 months, with 80% of sterling denominated funds outperforming benchmark.
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PA ANALYSIS: Wealth managers swap cash for bonds as caution persists
Having hit a high of 9% in June, wealth managers cut their weighting in cash to 6.99% in the past three months in the Trustee MPI low-risk mandates.
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Janus Henderson nabs Columbia Threadneedle fixed income head
Janus Henderson has re-jigged its bond team with the hire of Columbia Threadneedle’s Jim Cielinski as global head of fixed income.
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UK equity outflows continue as investors look globally
Investors continued to shun UK equities in July, instead preferring to invest globally and in corporate bonds, according to the latest Investment Association statistics.
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PA ANALYSIS: Were investors right to sell in May?
The result of the weekend’s St Leger horse race was the worst result of the season for the bookmarker William Hill, after the favourite 3/1 bet Capri took victory.
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S&W adds to outsourcing team with Barings hire
Smith & Williamson has strengthened its outsourced investment services team with the hire of Matthew Finch from Barings.
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Axa IM adds China bond fund to short duration stable
Axa Investment Managers has launched a China short duration bond fund, which aims to give investors exposure to the 56trn renminbi (€7trn) bond market.
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Global managers’ EM overweight hits 47%
Global fund managers upped their emerging markets overweight to a net 47% in September, while increasing their underweight to the US, according to the latest Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch survey.
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Global managers’ EM overweight hits 47%
Global fund managers upped their emerging markets overweight to a net 47% in September, while increasing their underweight to the US, according to the latest Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch survey.