Cryptocurrency scams net £2m in two months
Victims lost £10,000 on average in the ‘get rich quick’ con over June and July
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Gam to liquidate nine bond funds
The Swiss asset manager gated redemptions from the range last week
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SLI Gars breaks losing streak
US equities and European banking sector bets pay off for the troubled absolute return strategy
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Eight investors on bright spots in emerging markets
Investors share EM geographies and sectors to navigate the Trump trade war and rising US interest rates
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Adviser interest in SLI Gars wanes
But Woodford’s poor performance fails to dent his popularity
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Infrastructure in favour despite H1 sell-off
Net outflows of £634.5m as developed market government bond yields spike
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Why Ben Goldsmith is downplaying his fund’s three-year milestone
Ben Goldsmith would prefer investors wait until next year to assess performance on his thematic investment trust, Menhaden Capital, despite it reaching its three-year milestone in several weeks’ time.
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Five absolute return takes on the Trump trade war
Absolute return managers weigh in on how they are positioned for the potentially volatile fallout of a US trade war as Donald Trump announces tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods.
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Duration outperforms despite rate hike concerns
Long duration funds outperformed in the second quarter of 2018, despite investors’ ongoing concerns around interest rates.
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SLI Gars hits back at ‘sniping’ media in performance update
Standard Life Investment’s Global Absolute Return Strategy (Gars) has admitted prepping too early for the end of the cycle and vented about the level of media attention on its multi-billion pound outflows.
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Hedge funders launch robo adviser for Isa investors
Negativity around robo and investment technology a few years ago prompted former hedge fund executives Ian Cadby and Jonathan Wauton to get into the online wealth management space, culminating in the launch of platform Tiller on Monday.
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John Laing Infrastructure takeover reduces investor choice
A takeover bid for the John Laing Infrastructure investment trust is set to reduce choice for investors in the closed-ended subsector.
