Fidelity steps up passives price war
Fidelity International has stepped up the passives price war with the launch of six low cost cross-border equity index funds and the reduction of pricing on three existing UK-domiciled index funds.
Author: Sonia Rach
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Time to be bullish or bearish on tech?
Technology stocks have recently come under significant pressure, dragged down by the sharp fall in Faang stocks. But is the sector in a bubble that is about to burst or just going through a healthy correction?
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Aviva Investors positions for eight US Fed hikes
Aviva Investors has moved neutral on the US and overweight on emerging market (EM) equities, debt and currency as it predicts eight rate rises from the Federal Reserve in 2018 and 2019.
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Antipodes Partners continues UK push with long-only fund
Australian boutique Antipodes Partners has launched a long-only global equity Ucits strategy as part of its expansion into the UK market.
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Rathbones confirms takeover talks with Scottish broker
Rathbones has addressed speculation it is preparing a takeover battle for 112-year old Scottish stockbroker, Speirs & Jeffrey.
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iShares: Mifid II will deliver ETF growth similar to RDR
Blackrock’s head of wealth and retail for iShares has said regulation such as Mifid II and the retail distribution review (RDR) is “incredibly positive” for ETFs as investors shift from a fund view to an asset allocation view and transparency comes under the spotlight.
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iShares gun-free ETFs fail to reach UK
UK investors in a number of iShares ETFs remain exposed to guns as Blackrock responds to the recent school shooting tragedy in Florida in its US range through the launch of firearm-free products.
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Charles Stanley poaches Tilney trio
Charles Stanley has nabbed three people from Tilney in a bid to boost its presence in Scotland.
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FCA unveils market study rules, but industry scrutiny continues
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published final rules and guidance from its asset management market study, but its scrutiny of the industry continues with an additional consultation focused on fund objectives and benchmarks.
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Schroders shakes up underperforming European fund
Schroders is replacing the fund manager on its fourth-quartile £438m European Opportunities fund and amending its investment approach.
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The worst performing funds of Q1
The first quarter of 2018 saw markets stumble after a positive run in 2017. While economic data was largely positive, Italy delivered an inconclusive election result, the US Fed saw a change in chair, and Donald Trump took the first steps towards a trade war. Portfolio Adviser looked at three-month data from FE Analytics to…
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Seneca adds underperforming EM fund to growth portfolio
Seneca Investment Managers has added an underperforming global emerging markets (EM) equity fund to its diversified growth portfolio.