first of its kind currency fund
Host Capital has launched the Host Capital Global Currency fund, the first UK -regulated and -domiciled currency fund, after seeing demand from financial advisers for a low correlation, sterling-based fund of its ilk.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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foundation course
Property is back in favour, with canny investors looking to harness yield and capital growth, but recent EU legislation means fund managers now have to pass on more than 130 pieces of data to the regulator.
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walker crips 6m boost liontrust
Walker Crips has struck a £6.6m bounty by converting a further £3.03m of convertible unsecured loan stock (CULS) issued to it by Liontrust as part of the deal to buy its asset management arm last year.
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invesco perpetual lays down gars gauntlet
Invesco Perpetual has unveiled the details of its multi-asset targeted returns fund run by the ex-Standard Life Investments GARS members who it poached last year.
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the european recovery implications bonds
T. Rowe Price's David Stanley looks at what investors can expect from corporate bonds now the eurozone is showing tentative signs of recovery.
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collings to focus on turning gem fund
Bryan Collings, co-founder of Hexam, has stepped down from his role as managing partner at the firm to spend more time on investment management.
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is the microsoft deal a bold step forward
Microsoft has agreed to buy Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.4bn. While management has heralded the deal as a "big, bold step forward", others have not greeted it so warmly. Is this the last hurrah of a technology giant long past its prime? Or is it the start of a brave new era for Microsoft,…
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hambidge calls turn in commercial property
David Hambidge, head of multi-asset at Premier Asset Management, has tripled his weighting in commercial property, believing the sector is now starting to see signs of recovery.
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buxton fund managers fruitcakes
The career of fund management attracts a bunch of loners, introverts, oddballs and fruitcakes, according to Richard Buxton, UK equity manager at Old Mutual Asset Management.
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reshuffle on first state global emerging markets
Tom Prew, existing manager of the offshore First State Global Emerging Markets Select Fund, has been appointed co-manager with Jonathan Asante on the flagship Global Emerging Market Leaders Fund.
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artemis broadens hedge fund remit
Artemis Investment Management has re-launched its Dublin-listed UK hedge fund, run by Tim Steer, as the Artemis Pan-European Hedge Fund.
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tough future for technology greats
The manager of the RCM Technology trust, Walter Price, predicted this year could be make or break for the technology giants of yesterday as they make the transition – or not – to a new era of cloud-computing.