Franklin Templeton and Matthews Asia funds lose Square Mile ratings
While strategies run by Harry Nimmo and Richard Colwell are downgraded/suspended ahead of their retirements
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Hargreaves Lansdown rolls out first US equity strategy
The fund will begin trading on 1 November
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Global equity investors back sustainable newcomers
Global equity category has fallen on hard times with even sector darlings Fundsmith Equity and Lindsell Train Global Equity down on their luck
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Quartet of SJP funds merged to create £4.3bn UK equity income strategy
JP Morgan Asset Management will join Artemis and Redwheel on the roster of multi-managers
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Square Mile: Global equity income funds to watch
Dividend-hungry investors are turning to global equity income, sparking something of a renaissance for the unloved sector
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Paul Marriage’s UK smaller companies fund scoops Fundcalibre Elite rating
With two Cohen & Steers funds and a pair of T Rowe Price strategies also getting a nod
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Hargreaves axes Richard Pease’s Special Situations fund from Wealth Shortlist
£580m fund was also recently named and shamed in Bestinvest’s Spot the Dog report
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Bond funds return to favour with £893m of net inflows in July
But UK gilts have sold off sharply in recent weeks over fears energy crisis will drive inflation higher
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Fund managers under pressure to shore up liquidity as wave of redemptions persists
Jitters around cost-of-living crisis and global instability have seen investors pull £4.6bn from UK funds in June and July
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One-year old Ruffer fund bags top rating from Square Mile
Ruffer Diversified Return has attracted £1.3bn in assets since launching last September
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Passive funds more resilient than active rivals as investors prioritise cost and agility
Clear preference for trackers in Global, UK All Companies and Sterling Corporate Bond sectors
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Baillie Gifford late stage growth trust enjoys sharp rebound in August
Emerging market funds, particularly Latam, dominate last month’s winners
