Kay review says ima wrong
The Kay Review of UK equity markets and long-term decision making has published an interim report, disagreeing with the IMA’s suggestion that asset managers are investors and not traders.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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focused frontier fund from renaissance am
Renaissance Asset Managers has added a frontier markets fund to its Luxembourg domiciled Sicav.
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new monthly income bond fund
Principal Investment Management has launched a Monthly Income Investment Grade Bond Fund, designed to take a cautious approach and provide investors with access to its best fixed interest ideas.
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are you guilty of offshore discrimination
In the past 10 years the share of cross-border products as a proportion of European-wide sales has more than doubled, from 21% in 2001 to 43% in 2011, according to Lipper. But UK parochialism is still alive and well.
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look elsewhere as uk dividend
Dividends are going to be harder to come by in the UK this year, according to Bruce Stout manager of the Murray International Trust, who predicts more cuts and fewer special dividends than in 2011.
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morgan leaves adam for new thomas
Harry Morgan, formerly head of investment management at Adam & Company is to spearhead the launch of an onshore private client business for Thomas Miller Investment, joining the firm in May.
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recovery risk restructure rise doll 2012
After a good, solid start to 2012, Bob Doll explains the hurdles investors still need to get over before the year ends further up the recovery path than it started.
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ecb pumps 530bn into banks
The European Central Bank pumped 529.5bn more into financial institutions in the form of three-year loans it was revealed today, as the second LTRO attracted more demand than its predecessor in December.
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morningstar names its ten favoured funds
Morningstar UK has announced the winning funds and fund groups of its Fund Awards 2012, with Newton and First State among the familiar firms receiving accolades.
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obsr downgrades fettered fidelity funds
OBSR today announced the downgrading of the Fidelity Moneybuilder Global and Fidelity Wealthbuilder funds, both from AA to A.
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inflation will sort winners from losers
UK equities have had a tough decade, but with valuations at depressed levels, the likelihood of rising inflation will sort the wheat from the chaff, says BlackRock’s Nick Little.
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get the hell out the uk and stop
Investors need to get away from the index and “get the hell out of the UK” in order to achieve asymmetric returns, according to Alan Burnett, head of UK intermediary business at Martin Currie.