Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • secular and cyclical outlooks look good for gem

    secular and cyclical outlooks look good for gem

    Thomas Meléndez explains the positives for investors as secular and cyclical outlooks combine for emerging markets, particularly in Latin America, and point towards soft economic landings.

  • rsm tenon hires new CEO to boost performance

    rsm tenon hires new CEO to boost performance

    Wealth manager and investment strategist RSM Tenon has appointed former CEO of Matrix Group, Chris Merry, as its new CEO, charged with returning the company to profitability.

  • allianz gi sheds rcm label

    allianz gi sheds rcm label

    Allianz Global Investors is to rename its offshore and onshore funds, in the process removing the RCM brand it acquired in 2001.

  • Moodys negative outlook - so what

    Moodys negative outlook – so what

    The event of the UK being put on negative outlook by ratings agency Moody’s was unsurprisingly given much attention this morning, but opinions are mixed on whether it would actually make a marked impact if we lost our coveted AAA crown.

  • black-listed henderson higher income

    black-listed henderson higher income

    Henderson has announced the restructuring of its Higher Income Fund just a day after it was kept on Principal Investment Management’s Income Study Black List for the second year running.

  • moodys puts uk on negative

    moodys puts uk on negative

    Moody’s, one of the big three ratings agencies, put the UK, France and Austria on negative outlook late last night, increasing concerns the countries will lose their prized AAA ratings.

  • self-interested ima aiding next mis-selling

    self-interested ima aiding next mis-selling

    SCM Private has lambasted the Investment Management Association (IMA), claiming it is leading the investment industry in the wrong direction – reducing transparency, rather than improving it.

  • pause ahead for straight line us equity growth

    pause ahead for straight line us equity growth

    Bob Doll is still ‘risk on’ despite the buffers that he anticipates are lying in wait for US straight-line growth seen over the past few months.

  • pictet am launches short term high yield bond fund

    pictet am launches short term high yield bond fund

    Pictet Asset Management has launched a high yield bond fund which will invest in euro-denominated short dated bonds.

  • glg soft closes award-winning

    glg soft closes award-winning

    GLG has announced the intention to soft close both its Japan CoreAlpha Fund and its Japan CoreAlpha Equity Fund from 30 March.

  • Alliance Trust Investments launches Global Thematic Opportunities Fund

    Approaches to global equity investing have changed significantly over the last few decades. In this video, Ilario Di Bon and Juergen Lanzer, lead managers of the recently launched Alliance Trust Global Thematic Opportunities Fund, discuss the new product and the investment benefits of analysing long-term structural trends. The value of investments and any income from…

  • newton expands global

    newton expands global

    Newton has appointed Sebastien Poulin as a high yield analyst in its global fixed income team, joining from Standard & Poor’s.