Author: Kristen McGachey

  • AllianzGI unveils ‘outperformance’ pricing model

    AllianzGI unveils ‘outperformance’ pricing model

    Allianz Global Investors plans to introduce an “outperformance” pricing model on five of its UK retail funds

  • Jupiter outflows exceed analyst estimates

    Jupiter outflows exceed analyst estimates

    Jupiter has posted net outflows of £1.3bn over the first quarter, exceeding analysts’ already bearish predictions.

  • SJP and SLA top broker buy lists

    SJP and SLA top broker buy lists

    St James’s Place and Standard Life Aberdeen have been backed as top buys by several stockbrokers, amid gloomy predictions for the asset management sector generally.

  • Arbuthnot Latham CEO steps down

    Arbuthnot Latham CEO steps down

    Arbuthnot Latham has announced its CEO Ian Henderson will be stepping down for “personal reasons” after just two years in the role.

  • SLI senior duo retire amid equity manager overhaul

    SLI senior duo retire amid equity manager overhaul

    Two senior managers from Standard Life Investments’ UK and global teams have retired, amid an overhaul to its equities division, which has seen four other managers depart.

  • Sorrell’s exit exposes governance red flags

    Sorrell’s exit exposes governance red flags

    Martin Sorrell’s sudden resignation from WPP amid personal misconduct allegations raises questions about executive pay and the ad giant’s reliance on its former CEO, according to Luke Hildyard, director at the High Pay Centre.

  • Jupiter battered in downbeat industry forecasts

    Jupiter battered in downbeat industry forecasts

    Jupiter Asset Management is set to see its worst quarterly flows in 19 years on fixed income outflows as analysts paint a bleak earnings picture for fund groups in 2018, despite claims the return of volatility would provide active managers a chance to shine.

  • Terry Smith and Nick Train suffer as Sage shares slide 15%

    Terry Smith and Nick Train suffer as Sage shares slide 15%

    Shares in British software firm Sage, owned by a slew of big shareholders including Terry Smith and Nick Train, have taken a major hit after the group missed its revenue growth target.

  • Great Western Rail owner rejects PE giant’s offer

    Great Western Rail owner rejects PE giant’s offer

    First Group has rebuffed an undisclosed offer from Apollo Global Management, claiming it “fundamentally undervalues” the business.

  • The top 10 trusts of Q1

    The top 10 trusts of Q1

    During a rockier-than-anticipated first quarter, which investment trusts rose to the top? Portfolio Adviser examines the 10 best performers on a share price basis, using data from Stifel.

  • SLI Gars fails to break losing streak as volatility ramps up

    SLI Gars fails to break losing streak as volatility ramps up

    Standard Life Investment’s mega Global Absolute Return Strategy has ended the first quarter in negative territory, failing to beat peers in the sector as volatility across global markets spiked.

  • Neptune downplays tech sell-off and US/China trade war

    Neptune downplays tech sell-off and US/China trade war

    Neptune founder Robin Geffen and CIO James Dowey have downplayed the recent tech sell-off and said that a “full blown” trade war between the US and China is unlikely.