Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • charles stanley puts over a bn on cofunds

    charles stanley puts over a bn on cofunds

    Charles Stanley & Co has appointed Cofunds as its fund custodian, moving £1.2bn of unit trust funds across to the platform’s institutional service.

  • alliance trust increases dividend

    alliance trust increases dividend

    Alliance Trust revealed a 7.2% increase in its full-year dividend today and showed outperformance in its peer group despite a 7.6% drop in its NAV per share in the 11 months to 31 December.

  • cazenove launches european income fund

    cazenove launches european income fund

    Cazenove Capital has confirmed its intention to launch a European Income Fund in May, to be run by Chris Rice the firm’s head of pan-European equities.

  • meteor launches plan linked to premium

    meteor launches plan linked to premium

    Meteor Asset Management has launched the Premium Kick-Out Plan, with potential returns of 15%.

  • former sri head takes a pop at henderson

    former sri head takes a pop at henderson

    Henderson’s former head of SRI, George Latham, has criticised the firm for its reduction of resources in the area, as he and his former team join boutique investment house WHEB Group.

  • jupiter promotes petheram and gunn

    jupiter promotes petheram and gunn

    Jupiter has promoted Rhys Petheram and Alastair Gunn to lead managers of the £252m Jupiter Distribution Fund, which they have worked on since July 2010.

  • Emerging Consumers

    In this the second video drawing from research on India’s emerging consumer population, Michael Konstantinov – Head Of BRIC Strategies RCM, talks about the growth potential for investing in India based on domestic growth figures and supporting research from a variety of sources.

  • putin to become a modest reformer as president

    putin to become a modest reformer as president

    While the validity of Putin’s election victory is being challenged by some, his desire to introduce political and economic incentives may well surprise many external onlookers.

  • aberdeen takes on first brazil specific mandate

    aberdeen takes on first brazil specific mandate

    Aberdeen Asset Management is to take on the management of two Credit Suisse funds giving the firm its first foray into Brazil-specific fund management.

  • cofunds sees huge pre rdr rise in platform assets

    cofunds sees huge pre rdr rise in platform assets

    Cofunds has seen a dramatic increase in business managed through its platform as advisers get ready for RDR.

  • Bond funds continue to win investor favour

    Bond funds continue to win investor favour

    EPFR Global statistics show investors increasing their risk exposure, with fixed income assets seeing the largest inflows.

  • cater allen offer potential

    cater allen offer potential

    Santander-owned Cater Allen Private Bank has launched a structured product offering the potential to lock in a return of 6.5% gross for each year the FTSE 100 is at or above its initial level during the product term.