Aberdeens aum fall amid higher profits
Aberdeen Asset Management saw pre-tax profit jump 44% in the year to 30 September, despite a £8.8bn fall in AUM over the same period it said today.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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Polin ploughs cash into Ashcourt Rowan
Jonathan Polin has put his money where his mouth is and piled £200,000 into Ashcourt Rowan, which he joined as CEO at the start of September.
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investing in brazil is a good way to play china
Ray Prasad looks at the trading relationship between Brazil and China and suggests investing in the former also opens up positive exposure to GDP growth of the latter.
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shillito lambasts fsa over death bonds stance
Neil Shillito takes the FSA to task about its description of life settlement plans at ‘toxic’.
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Stock-picking managers should be reassessed
Fund managers who have traditionally relied upon value stocks to outperform will find it harder in current market conditions and beyond, according to a special report from Fitch Ratings.
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investors must avoid short termism
Investors need to block out short term volatility and depend upon old fashioned growth of dividend streams over time to get through what many are predicting will be a “lost decade” in developed economies.
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axa wealth teams up with whitechurch
Axa Wealth has expanded its platform service, teaming up with Whitechurch Securities to offer its first risk-rated investment portfolios.
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edinburgh worldwide investment trust down ytd
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, managed by Mark Urquhart for Baillie Gifford saw its NAV fall by 2.5% in the year to 31 October as continued market turbulence took its toll.
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keep calm and carry on investing in commodities
Despite the recent market volatility and jump in commodity prices, Lee Robertson still sees them as a good medium to long-tertm investment.
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ima sector relabelling a lost opportunity
The IMA has missed out on a vital opportunity to clarify the risk level of funds by following the ABI managed sector model, according to Mike Webb chief executive of Rathbone Unit Trust Management.
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central banks charge but more battling required
The cavalry has arrived, or so the Central Banks would have us believe. But underneath all the trumpeting, the need for fiscal progress is still dire.
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nick roe-ely returns to private client space
Nick Roe-Ely has returned to private client fund management, in the position of investment director at Rathbones’ Liverpool office.