Coronavirus weekly round-up: Gold hits $2,000 for first time and Aberdeen goes into lockdown
Four investors mull the events shaping portfolios over the past week
Author: Jessica Tasman-Jones
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FCA notice period proposals could be the ‘death knell’ for retail property funds
Model portfolios in particular could struggle to accommodate a 180-day notice period
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Family office falls short after controversial £250m government coronavirus contract
Ayanda Capital had already faced scrutiny for its lack of of experience in government contracts of PPE procurement
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Fundsmith trust board frustrated as share price lags Covid outperformance in NAV
Michael O’Brien has been freshening up the portfolio since taking over in May 2019
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Kames unveils fund name changes as it prepares to rebrand
UK asset manager will adopt branding of parent company Aegon Asset Management
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SDL plans Buffettology Smaller Companies investment trust launch
Keith Ashworth-Lord had previously said a global fund launch was in the pipeline
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River & Mercantile picks up another distribution hire from Merian
Martin Canavan says the asset manager ‘understands that there is a world outside of London’
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Property funds could lose Isa eligibility as FCA mulls 180-day notice period
Investors trapped in open-ended UK property funds have paid £33m in fees during the latest bout of suspensions
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Artemis replaces head of distribution Jasper Berens
Former New Star founder Greg Jones joins the team as replacement
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Baillie Gifford value assessment flags underperformance in fixed income funds
Scottish asset manager shuts two bond funds, while five funds are being monitored
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Coronavirus weekly round-up: UK travel restrictions on Spain hit stocks and US deaths pass 150,000
Five investors mull the events shaping portfolios over the past week
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Man Group profits slump 40% despite outperformance of fund range
Alternatives perform strongly but long-only strategies suffer due to value bias
