Jupiter’s Somerville leaves after 11 years
Simon Somerville has left Jupiter Fund management after 11 years as manager of the firm’s Japan Income fund.
Author: Kristen McGachey
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Invesco Perpetual recruits Morgan Stanley’s Moore for fixed interest group
Thomas Moore will join Invesco Perpetual’s £28.8bn Henley-based fixed interest investment team in June 2016.
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M&S shares slump as profits sink further
Marks and Spencer’s share price slumped 7.23% to £4.13 in morning trade after announcing a sharp fall in pre-tax profit.
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Don’t be afraid to let go of ‘cherished holdings’
The heart wants what it wants, but investors shouldn’t let sentimentality get in the way of the health of their portfolios, cautions Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management.
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Commodities remain hurdle for US high-yield
Carl Whitbeck, head of US high yield at Axa IM, expects the struggling commodities sector and ongoing uncertainty around future Fed action to lead to greater volatility in the high yield space.
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Axa goes cold turkey, divesting €1.8bn of tobacco assets
While the insurer takes a bold stance against big tobacco, its investment management arm will have a tougher time kicking the habit.
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Bonham Carter-backed Netwealth pins hopes on technological edge
Unveiled Monday, Netwealth offers competitive all-in annual fees for investors and charges less than its industry peers, say co-founders Charlotte Ransom and Thomas Salter.
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Columbia Threadneedle latest to jump on bid price bandwagon
Columbia Threadneedle announced Friday it has decided to switch the pricing basis on its £1.4bn Threadneedle UK Property Authorised Investment Fund (PAIF) and Threadneedle UK Property Authorised Trust from offer to bid.
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BMO scores Aberdeen senior equities man
BMO Global Asset Management EMEA has added Phil Webster to its European Equities team, effective immediately.
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Montanaro UK Income falls foul of IA Equity Income requirements
Montanaro Asset Management’s (Montanaro) Montanaro UK Income Fund missed the year-end yield mark by 0.1%, thus failing to meet the Investment Association’s (IA) stringent sector requirements.
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Nine strategic bond funds for all situations
The ‘go anywhere’ approach of strategic bond funds has been a big hit with investors in recent years and big calls across the fixed-income spectrum are now having a huge influence on returns
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Architas announces hires ahead of MPS launch
Architas said Thursday it has appointed Jonathan Arthur and Marcelle Williams to its distribution and marketing teams respectively.