index investors need to beware huge sector bias of ftse 100
RWC Partners’ Ian Lance and Nick Purves look at the make-up of the FTSE 100 index and urge investors to be wary of passive investing in an index with 35% in just two sectors.
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is the ima tiptoeing towards advice
The IMA’s new website plans are designed to help investors navigate their way through the thousands of funds available but there is a fine line between guiding an investor and advising them.
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rambourg returns with paris based hedge fund business
Former Gartmore man Guillaume Rambourg has returned to running money with a new hedge fund venture based in Paris.
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schroders brown let Greece default
Allowing Greece to default and exit the EMU would allow its currency to depreciate and the economy to become more competitive, according to Alan Brown, CIO at Schroders.
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pa analysis: hop aboard the dividend train
The macro outlook in Europe is far from rosy, but commentators from all arenas are espousing the dividend strength in the region.
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vam offers new share class on us mid cap growth fund
High adviser demand has persuaded VAM Funds to launch a sterling share class on its US Mid Cap Growth fund.
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gold to hit 3000 with oil at 200 per barrel
Michael Howell talks about a 1930s-style recession when looking at what he describes as a “suicidally-low levels of ECB liquidity”
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citigroup asia fined 500k over Ponzi scheme
Citigroup Global Markets Asia has been fined HK$6m by Hong Kongs regulator in relation to a Madoff- style scheme.
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johcm launches asia large and small/mid cap funds
JO Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) has launched two new funds targeting growth in Asia.
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allianz adds to renminbi fund range
Investors will be offered exposure to the otherwise relatively inaccessible renminbi.
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barings brings william palmer in as gem guru
Barings has brought in William Palmer, formerly at KBC Asset Management, as investment director of its Global Emerging Markets equities team.
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hsbc offers new low cost portfolio range
The range of funds will include an option for cautious, balanced and dynamic investors and they will be compiled mainly of passive investment products, keeping costs down.