Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • meteor focuses on income

    meteor focuses on income

    Meteor Asset Management has announced the release of its latest tranche of FTSE-based structured products, with a bias towards income for yield hungry investors.

  • std life cte bonds real estate selective equities

    std life cte bonds real estate selective equities

    Andrew Milligan sees the risks of 2012 being similar to those of the previous 12 months although risk assets themselves are priced cheaply.

  • yield hunger takes over

    yield hunger takes over

    Investors piled into fixed income funds in the first week of January as a hunger for yield and improved US data shaped flows, according to EPFR Global.

  • lazard announces global controlled

    lazard announces global controlled

    Lazard Asset Management has launched the Global Controlled Volatility Fund, a long-only strategy designed to achieve market-like returns with 20% to 40% less volatility than its benchmark.

  • signia wealth targets midlands

    signia wealth targets midlands

    Signia Wealth has appointed Martin King as managing director of its newly-opened Birmingham office, as it targets ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients in the West Midlands.

  • Deutsche Bank adds to hedge fund range

    Deutsche Bank adds to hedge fund range

    Deutsche Bank has announced the launch of the DB Platinum IV Fortinbras Prism Index, a long/short Ucits strategy which aims to capture trends in fixed income, interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity markets.

  • barings launches global mining fund

    barings launches global mining fund

    Baring Asset Management has announced the launch of a Global Mining Fund for ex-BlackRock vice president Clive Burstow, who rejoined the firm in June.

  • investment trusts to struggle in 2012

    investment trusts to struggle in 2012

    The outlook for the investment trust sector in 2012 is mixed and if market conditions remain challenging discounts should be expected to widen further, according to analysts at Winterflood Investment Trusts.

  • Ratings upgrades expected for emerging markets

    Ratings upgrades expected for emerging markets

    Pierre-Yves Bareau explains why ratings agencies will look more favourably on ex Europe emerging markets this year while adding a defensive emerging market position is the sensible approach.

  • schroders hires head of property funds

    schroders hires head of property funds

    Schroders has appointed Duncan Owen as head of property funds in conjunction with its takeover of the Invista Foundation Property Trust mandate.

  • regulators must act on etfs this year

    regulators must act on etfs this year

    Regulators are under pressure to make their stance on ETFs clear this year as in 2011 they spent lots of time just “talking about it”, says Michael John Lytle managing director at ETF provider Source.

  • tackling volatility one step ahead of the herd

    tackling volatility one step ahead of the herd

    Sushil Wadhwani argues the case for strategies to include more than just fundamental analysis to take advantage of market volatility now as well as calmer times ahead.