Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • aberdeen considers global small cap fund

    aberdeen considers global small cap fund

    Aberdeen Asset Management is looking into launching a Global Small Cap Fund, which would be run by its global equities team and headed up by Stephen Docherty.

  • markets will triumph over political parade

    markets will triumph over political parade

    The Greek Prime Minister Papandreou has fallen, Berlusconi is on his way out and Nicolas Sarkozy has only just survived the severe palpitations he experienced when France’s prized AAA credit rating was “accidently” cut by S&P.

  • uhnwis control 25trn wealthx study

    uhnwis control 25trn wealthx study

    A pool of almost 186,000 ultra-high net worth individuals account for assets of more than $25trn, according to Wealth-X, a Singapore-based research provider to global institutions.

  • long term investors should have 20 percent in asia

    long term investors should have 20 percent in asia

    Investors should hold up to 20% of their portfolio in Asia over the long term, even though short-term volatility is set to continue, according to Fidelity’s director of Asian equities, Catherine Yeung.

  • ECB must buy government debt to lower yields

    ECB must buy government debt to lower yields

    Bill Dinning says “the only solution for the euro area” is for the European Central Bank to buy government debt as aggressively as necessary to lower yields.

  • cazenove capital boosts credit team

    cazenove capital boosts credit team

    Cazenove Capital has boosted its credit team with the appointment of Carter Holloran as a high yield credit analyst.

  • investment trusts offer good way to access income

    investment trusts offer good way to access income

    Investment Trusts remain an attractive way to gain access to Equity Income mandates, as very few have cut their dividends despite market turmoil, according to Winterflood Securities.

  • aegon am and charles stanley report resilient aum

    aegon am and charles stanley report resilient aum

    Aegon AM and Charles Stanley reported resilient results today, with AUM proving more stable than other firms that have reported recently.

  • invesco perpetual to extend no trail share class

    invesco perpetual to extend no trail share class

    Invesco Perpetual has confirmed its full fund range will be available in share classes that do not pay commission, as it readies itself for the implementation of RDR.

  • fund redemptions slow slightly in september

    fund redemptions slow slightly in september

    Long-term funds in Europe suffered redemptions of 46.2bn in September, as continued market volatility in the month sent investors running scared.

  • schroders sees retail outflows over 2bn in q3

    schroders sees retail outflows over 2bn in q3

    Schroders saw net outflows of £2.7bn in its intermediary business during the third quarter, a slump that was balanced by net inflows of £2.8bn from institutional clients.

  • etp inflows hit year high in october

    etp inflows hit year high in october

    ETP inflows in October set a new high for the year, as investors showed no sign of falling out of love with the sector.