Coronavirus weekly round-up: Malta and Ibiza shift onto UK’s green list while BoE forecasts ‘transitory’ 3% inflation hike
Three investors mull the events shaping portfolios over the past week
Author: Kristen McGachey
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Rathbones to acquire Saunderson House for £150m
Combined £60bn business will make Rathbones third largest wealth manager in the UK
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Liontrust assets smash £33bn ahead of ESG trust launch
Sustainable investment business is the largest in its stable with over £10bn in assets
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Aegon to shut Property Income fund
‘I fear that this will just be the most recent victim of an issue that will affect many others in the future’
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Canada Life AM slashes charges on £790m worth of bond funds by up to 40%
Canlife Corporate Bond and Short Duration Corporate Bond still more expensive than ‘leading players’ even after fee reduction
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Blackrock and major hedge funds burned by Morrisons-led supermarket sweep
$9trn manager has bets against Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and M&S
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Has the sun set on value or just the value manager?
Over 400 value style funds have been closed or merged away since 2015
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Trailblazer Scottish Mortgage sparks trend of equity trusts upping unlisted exposure
Baillie Gifford is not the only manager looking to boost exposure to private companies
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US investors buoy Lindsell Train Limited as flows into UK-based funds shrivel
North American sourced FUM makes up 11% of boutique’s total compared to 6.5% a year ago
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Baillie Gifford reopens £6.2bn mixed asset fund to new investors
‘Baillie Gifford is not just an asset grabber’
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Aviva Investors ousts 10 managers as it retools equities desk around sustainable funds
‘They have a lot of work to do to convince the market’ after major second pivot in eight years
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Virginie Maisonneuve returns to the City as Allianz GI equities boss
Former Eastspring Investment CIO will relocate from Singapore this autumn