Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • legg mason us equity income fund open to uk

    legg mason us equity income fund open to uk

    Legg Mason has opened its US Equity Income Fund to UK investors, a move that broadens yield opportunities for income seekers and could help them diversify portfolios, according to commentators.

  • uk managers divided over outlook for banks

    uk managers divided over outlook for banks

    UK bank valuations may be at 2008 lows but UK equity managers still have a very different view on how much exposure, and to which banks, they should have.

  • pa analysis do rmb fund launches show Chinas open

    pa analysis do rmb fund launches show Chinas open

    Since August last year, when the Chinese government allowed qualified financial institutions to repatriate offshore RMB into the domestic market, the Dim Sum bond market has exploded.

  • fidelity adds em fund to fast range

    fidelity adds em fund to fast range

    Fidelity Worldwide Investment has added an Emerging Markets Fund to its FAST range of funds, with Nick Price at the Helm.

  • cowley departs kleinwort benson

    cowley departs kleinwort benson

    Rex Cowley, who served as the director of products and marketing at Close International prior to its acquisition by Kleinwort Benson in June, has left the company.

  • obsr gives global funds the thumbs up

    obsr gives global funds the thumbs up

    More than three-quarters of the global funds rated by OBSR at their latest meeting were upgraded, with four global equity funds deemed worthy of a higher rating.

  • eurozone crisis to lead to further rate cuts

    eurozone crisis to lead to further rate cuts

    The ECB is likely to cut interest rates back to 1% in coming months as the Greek crisis lacks any near-term resolution, according to commentators.

  • us overstates its labour market strength

    us overstates its labour market strength

    Anthony Doyle looks at the US labour force numbers and argues the Fed needs to reconsider its unemployment rate that is not as healthy as it might appear from the outside.

  • investors show belief in asia

    investors show belief in asia

    Investors’ appetite for Asia’s future growth potential was undampened in the third quarter, with net inflows of $25bn into long-term mutual funds in the region over the period.

  • boaml recognises fast growth dim sum market

    boaml recognises fast growth dim sum market

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched a Dim Sum Index in a move that pays homage to the rapid development of the Chinese yuan-denominated offshore bond market in Hong Kong.

  • ashmore bolsters emerging equity range

    Ashmore has expanded its Sicav equity range by launching Emerging Markets Global Equity and Emerging Markets Global Small-Cap Equity funds.

  • ashmore bolsters emerging equity range

    ashmore bolsters emerging equity range

    Ashmore has expanded its Sicav equity range by launching Emerging Markets Global Equity and Emerging Markets Global Small-Cap Equity portfolios.