Author: Kristen McGachey

  • Whitechurch slices Dynamic Model portfolio fees

    Whitechurch slices Dynamic Model portfolio fees

    Whitechurch Securities has sliced the management fees on its Dynamic Model portfolio range from 0.35% to 0.10%.

  • Richard Branson plans fund launch

    Richard Branson plans fund launch

    Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson is set to co-manage a private equity fund targeting consumer deals.

  • OMGI spin out will not be named after Buxton

    OMGI spin out will not be named after Buxton

    Old Mutual Global Investor’s single strategy spin out has not taken Richard Buxton’s name for its branding, unlike other boutique brands launched by star fund managers.

  • Robo-advice manager spots Brexit bias on UK equities

    Robo-advice manager spots Brexit bias on UK equities

    Brexit-voting fund managers are more likely to be positive on the outlook for the UK economy, according to Nutmeg investment manager James McManus.

  • The five worst performing funds in April

    The five worst performing funds in April

    In April, Mark Carney cast doubt on a May rate rise, UK GDP grew at its most sluggish pace in over five years, US treasuries hit 3% and Russia faced US sanctions. So which funds had the toughest time navigating the month? Portfolio Adviser examines performance figures from FE.

  • DFMs using sector ETFs doubles

    DFMs using sector ETFs doubles

    UK wealth managers are increasing their use of sector ETFs as they seek a wider dispersion of returns and a more granular approach to asset allocation, according to research from SPDR ETF.

  • Fulcrum launches alternatives fund with ESG input

    Fulcrum launches alternatives fund with ESG input

    Fulcrum Asset Management has launched the Diversified Liquid Alternatives fund, which it said will have a significant ESG research input.

  • Standard Life Wealth eyes MPS platform migration

    Standard Life Wealth eyes MPS platform migration

    Standard Life Wealth (SLW) has launched its managed portfolio service on two third party platforms in a bid to take advantage of the increasingly commoditised IFA space.

  • Sainsbury’s shares soar after ‘game changer’ Asda merger

    Sainsbury’s shares soar after ‘game changer’ Asda merger

    Sainsbury’s shares took off on Monday as it confirmed it had agreed to a takeover deal with Asda to potentially form the UK’s largest supermarket chain.

  • Mobius poaches Hardenberg for emerging markets launch

    Mobius poaches Hardenberg for emerging markets launch

    Emerging markets guru Mark Mobius has nabbed former Franklin Templeton colleagues Carlos Hardenberg, who recently exited as lead portfolio manager on the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust, and Greg Konieczny to help launch his asset management boutique.

  • UK slowdown casts doubt on City’s biggest bulls

    UK slowdown casts doubt on City’s biggest bulls

    Below-consensus UK GDP growth of 0.1% has caught the City off guard and thrown bullish predictions from the likes of Neil Woodford and Richard Buxton into question.

  • Brooks Macdonald assets fall but Amundi bucks trend

    Brooks Macdonald assets fall but Amundi bucks trend

    Brooks Macdonald has joined the growing rank of asset managers that have seen total assets contract for the first three months of 2018, but Amundi has just managed to buck the trend, posting assets under management (AUM) growth in Q1.