Hermes’ Greenberg banking on EM ‘normality’ trade
Top-performing emerging market fund manager Gary Greenberg is banking on a “return to normality” in developing markets.
Author: Kristen McGachey
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Hermes hires Cairn Capital CIO as fixed income head
Andrew Jackson has traded in his CIO role at Cairn Capital to become the head of fixed income at Hermes Investment Management.
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M&A: the ‘new normal’ in UK asset management
The merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen is a sign of the times in asset manager consolidation, but who will be the winners and losers from the trend?
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Amundi and IFC launch $2bn EM green bond fund
Amundi has joined forces with the International Finance Corporation to launch the world’s largest green bond fund dedicated to emerging markets.
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Buxton bullish on ‘mid-cycle’ rally; uneasy over sterling ‘safety valve’
Old Mutual Global Investors CEO Richard Buxton is less worried about politics in Europe, the US or the UK than he is about sterling being the UK’s only safety valve post-monetary policy.
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Brewin Dolphin beefs up Cambridge office with trio of hires
Brewin Dolphin has added three financial planners to its Cambridge team.
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‘Future starts here’ for UK fund favourite Unilever as Sky falls
Unilever turned out decent sales growth in the first quarter, while fellow takeover target Sky delivered lower profits.
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Eurozone inflation hits three-month low as euro sees more losses
The March eurozone inflation figure decelerated to its lowest rate in three months as the euro lost further ground against the pound on Wednesday (19 April).
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Hermes finds correlation between ESG and credit spreads
New research from Hermes Investment Management shows a correlation between companies with high ESG scores and low credit default swap spreads.
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Commodity ETFs the winners in Q1
European investors are ramping up their exposure to the commodities sector in 2017 and increasingly turning to ETFs, said ETF provider Source.
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SG: Weak sterling aids UK deficit, but beware sour Brexit
Weaker sterling has helped reduce the UK account deficit beyond expectations, but Société Générale’s chief UK economist Brian Hilliard suspects sour Brexit negotiations will prevent it from falling too far.
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PA ANALYSIS: How to invest ahead of the French election
The first round of the French election is a few days away. So what are investors doing to protect against another potential shock victory and near-term volatility?