Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • african agriculture to follow chinese industry

    african agriculture to follow chinese industry

    Yvonne Mhango points out how the transformation of African agriculture will change as dynamically and importantly as Brazil’s just has, and that China’s industries continue to.

  • one third of inv trusts yield more than ftse 100

    one third of inv trusts yield more than ftse 100

    Income-hungry investors could do worse than looking to conventional investment companies, as 33% yielded more than the FTSE 100 annual average in the year to 31 October.

  • fsa warns of bogus sarasin firm

    fsa warns of bogus sarasin firm

    The Financial Services Authority has issued a warning against an unauthorised firm believed to be cloning Sarasin & Partners.

  • synthetic etfs fall further out of favour

    synthetic etfs fall further out of favour

    UK investors’ preference for physically-backed ETFs has strengthened in the past year, while concern about counterparty risk has grown, according to Morningstar.

  • cazenove looks to flesh out its core offering

    cazenove looks to flesh out its core offering

    Cazenove Capital Management has confirmed it is looking into launching a European equity income and a high yield bond fund for Chris Rice and Peter Harvey respectively.

  • Vestra Wealth adds to Jersey team

    Vestra Wealth adds to Jersey team

    Vestra Wealth has appointed three further portfolio managers to its Jersey-based team.

  • pa analysis is brazil poised for recovery

    pa analysis is brazil poised for recovery

    The correlation of global markets is probably at its highest level ever, but surely not all economies deserve to be treated with equal disdain. So has Brazil’s recent under-performance presented an opportunity to pile in?

  • axa im to launch new fund for hayes

    axa im to launch new fund for hayes

    AXA Investment Managers has confirmed it plans to launch a global strategic bond fund for its fixed income manager Nick Hayes in the New Year.

  • investec am sees inflows in h1

    investec am sees inflows in h1

    Investec’s asset management division saw net inflows of £2.2bn in the first half to end of September, but total AUM still fell as market and currency volatility took their toll.

  • legg masons miller to step down

    legg masons miller to step down

    Bill Miller is to step down as chief investment officer of Legg Mason Capital Management in April and will pass over sole responsibility of his flagship fund to Sam Peters.

  • barings finally launches India equity fund

    barings finally launches India equity fund

    Baring Asset Management’s plans to launch an India equity fund have finally come to fruition, as its new head of Indian equities has quickly stamped his mark on the firm’s product range.

  • global research helps domestic uk investment

    global research helps domestic uk investment

    Christopher Jennings explains why taking a global view can help investment decisions when running a more domestic-focused portfolio.