Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • uk economy could be a repeat of the 1970s

    uk economy could be a repeat of the 1970s

    Ian Kernohan describes the coming years for the UK as a period of low frowth that will rival the austerity we saw in the 1970s.

  • syz launches european selection strategy

    syz launches european selection strategy

    Syz & Co has announced the launch of Oyster European Selection, a new sub-fund of its Oyster Luxembourg Ucits Sicav which is managed by European equities specialist Eric Bendahan.

  • hsbc opens frontier strategy to retail

    hsbc opens frontier strategy to retail

    HSBC Global Asset Management has unveiled a Luxembourg-domiciled frontier markets fund for retail investors.

  • fsa fines ifa for third time

    fsa fines ifa for third time

    The FSA has fined Julian Harris, owner of a Kent-based IFA business with the same name, for a third time for failing to perform adequate due diligence before appointing advisers.

  • deutsche bank and cooperman join forces

    deutsche bank and cooperman join forces

    Deutsche Bank has teamed with ex-Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman and hedge fund veteran Leon Cooperman to launch the Ucits-compliant DB Platinum Omega Fund.

  • 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?