Aberdeen Standard launches ‘impact’ fund
Aberdeen Standard Investments has teamed up with the social investment arm of The Big Issue to launch a UK impact fund, focused on sustainable employment opportunities.
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Author: Kristen McGachey
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Mixed fortunes for FTSE 100 income favourites
Markets were non-plussed by equity income favourites, Vodafone, Unilever and Royal Dutch Shell, on Thursday despite the latter two producing a decent set of final results.
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LGT Vestra slices Woodford and Trojan in UK equity cull
LGT Vestra has sliced its holding in major UK equity funds, including Neil Woodford’s flagship equity income fund, across its core managed portfolio service strategies as it moves away from UK equities.
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Incoming Janus Henderson duo to head Schroders UK Alpha fund
Schroders has handed incoming ex-Janus Henderson managers, Nick Kissack and Bill Casey, the reins of the Schroder UK Alpha Plus fund.
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Vix hits five-month high amid overnight sell-off
The Volatility Index (Vix) has risen to its highest level since August, following a frenetic overnight sell-off in the bond and stock markets.
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Informa clinches £3.8bn takeover of UBM
Informa has struck a deal to acquire UBM for £3.8bn, forming a business to business (B2B) publishing giant.
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Unicorn adds assistant fund managers to key funds
Unicorn Asset Management has promoted Alex Game and Max Ormiston to assistant fund managers to support two of its key UK equity funds.
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Neptune: Stocks ‘less risky’ than bonds in the long term
Pensioners who believe the popular opinion that stocks are riskier than bonds overall risk “under-funding their retirement”, James Dowey, Neptune’s CIO and chief economist, has warned.
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SJP’s FUM soars to £90.7bn as Brewin’s hits £42bn
St James’s Place’s market dominance showed no signs of letting up, as it grew funds under management (FUM) by 20% to £90.7bn in 2017. Meanwhile, Brewin Dolphin reported “positive momentum” in the first quarter.
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Neptune’s Geffen reveals his ‘worst investment ever’
Neptune chief executive Robin Geffen is incredibly concerned by the current glut of “complicated” funds that lack portfolio transparency, saying they remind him of the “worst investment” he ever made.
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Brooks Macdonald approaches £12bn in FUM
Brooks Macdonald’s total funds under management neared a record £12bn off the back of “good portfolio performance” and a pickup in new business.
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Hidden fees leave more questions than answers
While the transaction costs uncovered by Mifid II and spotlighted by the Lang Cat’s analysis on 20 of the most influential UK retail funds have revealed the industry’s lack of transparency, they have also generated more questions without obvious answers.