Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • barcap offers product aiming for

    barcap offers product aiming for

    Barclays Capital has launched a five-year structured product targeting returns of 46.5% without requiring equity growth from the underlying investment.

  • renaissance acquires two further

    renaissance acquires two further

    Emerging Europe, Russia and Africa specialist investor Renaissance Asset Managers has acquired two further funds from Griffin Capital Management.

  • how healthy is the wealth manager model

    how healthy is the wealth manager model

    Barclays is looking to expand its business in the sector, Brewin Dolphin has beefed up its London office, and Quilter has pledged not to make any job cuts or office closures. From where we’re sitting it all sounds fairly positive in the world of wealth management.

  • Brewin Dolphin makes cuts in

    Brewin Dolphin makes cuts in

    Brewin Dolphin has laid off five people from its Aberdeen office just days after announcing four senior hires for its London premises and following the opening of a new office in Bristol.

  • Morgan Stanley reissues most

    Morgan Stanley reissues most

    Morgan Stanley has launched new issues of its FTSE Booster and FTSE Protected Growth Plans, making the latter its longest-ever running plan, now its 46th tranche.

  • energy reforms positive for nigerian growth

    energy reforms positive for nigerian growth

    Charles Robertson looks at three key energy reforms that, alongside increased bank lending, will push Nigerian GDP growth into double digits in 2012.

  • aviva expands and relabels multi-asset fund range

    aviva expands and relabels multi-asset fund range

    Aviva Investors has announced the launch of two new multi-asset funds, adding to its existing range of three amid a move to rebrand them.

  • nervous investors still prefer cash

    nervous investors still prefer cash

    Investors remain nervous of equities, bonds and property and have shown a preference for cash and money markets for the first half of 2012, despite a relatively strong start to the year for global markets.

  • investor flight from ems

    investor flight from ems

    Emerging markets saw their biggest capital outflows since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the four months from September, according to latest figures from CrossBorderCapital.

  • new sovereign bond index from citi

    new sovereign bond index from citi

    Citi and Research Affiliates have joined forces to design a global sovereign bond index series with country weightings based on ‘economic footprint’ rather than the amount of debt they hold.

  • ima launches deferred managed sector

    ima launches deferred managed sector

    The IMA has launched its delayed Mixed Investment 0-35% Shares Sector after managing to list enough funds to make it viable.

  • russell Investments appoints emea ceo

    russell Investments appoints emea ceo

    Russell Investments has appointed Pascal Duval as chief executive of its Europe, Middle East & Africa businesses.