Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • 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.

  • altana wealth recruits head of sales

    altana wealth recruits head of sales

    Newly-established investment management group Altana Wealth has hired David Helm as its global head of sales and marketing.

  • afh wealth management expands in midlands

    afh wealth management expands in midlands

    AFH Wealth Management, based in the Midlands, has acquired three other IFA businesses in the area and has said further takeovers are planned.

  • skandia launches managed futures fund

    skandia launches managed futures fund

    Skandia Investment Group has launched a managed futures fund for investors looking to complement their equity and fixed income exposure.