morgan stanley iq reissues gilt backed growth plan
Morgan Stanley IQ has re-issued its Gilt-backed Growth Plan, first launched in 2008, to appeal to investors nervous about counterparty risk.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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rlam sees inflows slashed by two thirds
Royal London Asset Management saw net new business slashed by two thirds in the nine months to 30 September as volatile markets took their toll.
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should commodities be seen as an asset class
The correlation of commodity performance to equity markets has increased so much that commentators now question their effectiveness in diversifying portfolios. Is this a short-term blip or is it trend we need to take notice of?
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gilliat targets income-hungry investors
Gilliat Financial Solutions has launched its highest ever income offering, targeted at yield-starved investors.
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can you solve a debt crisis with more debt
The investment question du jour should be can you solve a debt crisis with more debt?”, says Bill Gross, managing director at PIMCO.
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henderson sees aum tumble by 9bn
Henderson Global Investors saw AUM fall by £9bn in Q3 as retail outflows from its own funds and acquired Gartmore funds totalled £946m.
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property trusts trump other investment companies
Returns from property investment trusts have beaten those of investment companies as a whole over the past three years, attracting investors back to the sector, according to the Association of Investment Companies.
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ubs launches global diversified fund
UBS Global Asset Management has launched a Global Diversified Fund with David Buckle as lead manager.
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chatfeild roberts hands over to somerville
John Chatfeild-Roberts is to hand over lead manager duties for the Jupiter Global Managed Fund to Simon Somerville, in order to concentrate on his role as CIO of the group.
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lgim retail fund flows slump
Legal & General Investment Management’s retail business saw new fund flows more than half in the first nine months of 2011, year-on-year, even as the firm’s total AUM grew.
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madof victim bramdean to launch fund supermarket
Bramdean Asset Management (BAM), which was caught out in 2008 due to investments in Bernard Madoff’s fund, has confirmed it is planning to launch an online funds supermarket called beesandhoney.com.
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threadneedle and lvam partnership
Threadneedle Investments today announced the details of the transfer of LV= retail funds, confirming no fund managers would be moving with their mandates and hinting further changes were to come.