Author: Portfolio Adviser

  • aum in asia and australia to double by 2015

    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.

  • henderson follows jupiter to join feifa

    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.

  • fed choices limited so expect further stimulus

    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.

  • fairbairn private bank hires robert currie

    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.

  • Lombard Odier appoints healthcare specialist

    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.

  • first state launches EM bond fund

    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.

  • managed futures win out over long short strategies

    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.

  • polar capital hires ton tija

    polar capital hires ton tija

    Polar Capital has appointed Ton Tija to establish a European Market Neutral franchise for the group.

  • kames poaches property specialists from ing

    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.

  • f and c taps into advisers multi manager weakness

    f and c taps into advisers multi manager weakness

    F&C’s retail business saw net inflows during the third quarter, despite the group reporting outflows, due to a focus on targeting IFAs with multi-manager products it said today.

  • Optimism in Europe could be shortlived

    Optimism in Europe could be shortlived

    Rory Smith says optimism surrounding European progress towards a ‘grand plan’ to deal with the debt crisis is premature, and further tests are yet to come.

  • coutts and co promotes jean maurice ladure

    coutts and co promotes jean maurice ladure

    Coutts & Co has announced the appointment of Jean-Maurice Ladure as global head of quantitative solutions.