Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • natixis launches us value fund

    natixis launches us value fund

    Natixis Global Associates has announced the launch of a US value fund managed by Harris Associates for UK investors.

  • policymakers key to better market performance

    policymakers key to better market performance

    Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at BlackRock, says markets will be range-bound for the foreseeable future, with an improvement dependent on policymakers “gaining traction”.

  • ex-lvam sales manager hired by axa im

    ex-lvam sales manager hired by axa im

    Axa IM has announced the appointment of Benjamin Rumary as investment sales manager for the Channel Islands, Ireland and South West.

  • kames capital enters asian fund market

    kames capital enters asian fund market

    Kames Capital, formerly Aegon Asset Management UK, is to launch into the Asia market and has opened its first office in the region.

  • gilliat fs eyes offshore market

    gilliat fs eyes offshore market

    Structured product distributor Gilliat Financial Solutions is to launch an offshore range, and has appointed a director to oversee the companys expansion into the sector.

  • equity fund outflows equal those of 2008 crisis

    equity fund outflows equal those of 2008 crisis

    Equity funds saw their largest outflows since the height of the 2008 global financial crisis in October, according to the latest statistics from the IMA.

  • Time for investors to break habits

    Time for investors to break habits

    A ream of recent data shows big funds and fund houses still gain the bulk of investor and adviser support. Is this deserved or not, and should 2012 be the year for change?

  • ishares targets em dividends

    ishares targets em dividends

    iShares has launched a Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend ETF, which targets both dividend income and capital growth.

  • ecb must grab the mantle

    ecb must grab the mantle

    The idea of German bunds yielding more than UK gilts is not something we are familiar with. But if something doesn’t give, it could be the norm rather than the exception, according to Chris Iggo.

  • schroders to launch us alpha plus fund

    schroders to launch us alpha plus fund

    Schroders is to add to its onshore Alpha Plus range with a US fund, as it names the region “relatively attractive” in the current “miserable to diabolical” economic environment.

  • small funds punch above their weight

    small funds punch above their weight

    Outperformance is more likely by small funds than by their larger counterparts, according to new research from Thames River Multi-Capital.

  • former close md joins aberdeen multi-asset team

    former close md joins aberdeen multi-asset team

    Mark Parry, former managing director at Close Asset Management, has been appointed senior investment manager on Aberdeen’s multi-asset team.