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.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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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.
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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.
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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?
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ishares targets em dividends
iShares has launched a Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend ETF, which targets both dividend income and capital growth.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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fsa targets death bonds
The FSA has set its sights on banning the sale of traded life policy investments (TLPIs) to UK retail investors, calling them ‘high risk and toxic’ products.
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axa uk reviews bluefin advisory services
AXA UK has appointed Fenchurch Advisory Partners to advise on future “strategic options” for Bluefin Advisory Services (BAS), its IFA and specialist insurance arm.
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lets party like its 1993
Deutsche Bank’s strategists look at the prospects for US growth given where we are now and how things might develop next year – all on a framework of where the US was in 1993.