prim finance launches commodities fund
French asset management firm Prim’ Finance has launched a new commodities fund, investing in base and precious metals, available to UK investors.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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barings expands world equities team
Baring Asset Management has appointed Tom Mann as an investment manager in its international and world equities team.
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becket bear markets more common in future
Investors might have to get used to more frequent bear markets and shorter, sharper downturns, leading to muted returns in future years, according to Thomas Becket, manager of PSigma’s Dynamic Multi-Asset Fund.
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aum in asia and australia to double by 2015
Assets under management in Asia ex-Japan and Australia are expected to nearly double to $4trn by 2015.
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henderson follows jupiter to join feifa
Henderson Global Investors has become the latest UK-based investment company to partner with FEIFA, following Jupiter’s announcement last week.
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fed choices limited so expect further stimulus
Neil Williams suggests the Fed has few options but to increase stimulus but questions what effect it will have on US consumers.
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fairbairn private bank hires robert currie
Fairbairn Private Bank has appointed Robert Currie as head of UK private banking, a move that comes hot on the heels of the departure of former head of banking David Stearn and former CIO Russel Waite earlier this week.
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Lombard Odier appoints healthcare specialist
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has appointed Bruce Turner to manage the healthcare portfolio strategy element of its 1798 Fundamental Strategies Fund and Global Equity Long/Short Fund.
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first state launches EM bond fund
First State has launched an Emerging Markets Bond Fund with Helene Williamson and her newly-established EM debt team at the helm.
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managed futures win out over long short strategies
Long/short equity strategies are falling out of favour in the alternative investment space, while global-macro and CTA strategies are set to continue their rise in popularity, according to ML Capital Asset Management.
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polar capital hires ton tija
Polar Capital has appointed Ton Tija to establish a European Market Neutral franchise for the group.
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kames poaches property specialists from ing
Kames Capital has poached three team members from specialist property multi-manager ING REIM as part of its continued transition following the rebrand from Aegon Asset Management.