why gold is something to smile about
SLI's Andrew Milligan says it is surprising how many clients ask about gold, even though not many of them actually own it. Here he explains the lure of the yellow metal.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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AXA makes big commitment to infrastructure debt
Axa Investment Managers is to commit 10bn to infrastructure debt in Europe over the next five years and has appointed Axa Real Estate to manage the investment.
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boltons bye makes fidelity trust a buy
Unlike other high profile fund manager departures of late, Anthony Bolton's planned departure from Fidelity China Special Situations is being cited by some as a buying opportunity.
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Standard Life adds Momentum to wrap
Momentum Asset Management has launched its Factor Series and its Diversified Growth Fund on the Standard Life platform.
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BlackRock Elliott joins Franklin Templeton
Mark Elliott is joining Franklin Templeton as head of advisory following a reshuffle of the firm’s UK sales team.
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Source launches more GBP
Source has made four of its ETFs available in GBP on the London Stock Exchange, bringing the firm’s total offering in sterling to 11 as demand for ETFs from UK investors continues to grow.
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Evans ditches LGIM for Threadneedle small cap role
Matthew Evans has been appointed as UK small cap fund manager at Threadneedle marking the expansion of the firm’s UK equities teams.
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LG shake up sees new business addition to LGIM
Legal and General is undergoing a restructure which will see its unit and trust business become a part of Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) and its annuities business spun out as a separate division.
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a view from the bond market
Axa Investment Management's Chris Iggo, explains the impact suggestions of tapering have had on bond yields and predicts risk assets could rally next month.
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signia wealth eyes family offices
Signia Wealth’s new head of wealth management, Rupert Robinson, has set his sights on more than doubling the firm’s AUM in the next five years, with the takeover of family offices pitted as one way of achieving his goal.
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Co op turns to bond holders
The Co-op has unveiled plans to tackle its £1.5bn deficit, offering bond holders shares in the bank as part of a “bail in” which will result in a stock market listing for the group.
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Mirabaud appoints inaugural head of equities
Anu Narula is to head up the Mirabaud equities team, taking on a new role introduced as part of the development of the bank’s asset management division.