Janus Henderson boosts European equities team
Janus Henderson Investors has appointed an industrials and consumer sector specialist from the UK’s largest pension fund to its European equities team in London.
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Saudi Arabia emerging market upgrade creates opportunities
Saudi Arabia’s promotion from frontier to emerging market in FTSE Russell indices is an opportunity for short-term investors to take profits, while longer-term investors can take the announcement as confirmation the market is moving in the right direction.
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Woodford loses investors money over three years
Investors in Neil Woodford’s flagship equity income fund have now lost money over the last three years, as 2018 brings more hardships for one of the UK’s favourite star managers.
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Fidelity investment trust index switch coincides with fee changes
Fidelity Japanese Values has become the first investment trust run by the asset manager to adopt its variable management fee model, but has also announced plans to switch to a poorer performing benchmark.
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Trojan Income tackles liquidity after Provident blow
Trojan Income manager Francis Brooke has cut portfolio holdings that could cause liquidity issues after doorstep lender Provident Financial delivered a substantial hit to fund performance over the last year.
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FCA probes Aviva preference share conduct
The Financial Conduct Authority is to probe insurance giant Aviva over whether its plan to cancel £450m of preference shares was market abuse.
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Pictet AM: Safe defensive sectors no longer safe
Pictet Asset Management multi-asset manager Shaniel Ramjee is avoiding consumer staples and telecommunications as they have accumulated too much debt.
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Nick Train downplays bond proxies as rate hikes loom
Nick Train says it is wrong to categorise his funds as bond proxies even as he defends the outlook for the interest-rate sensitive type of equities.
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Frontiers investment trust shareholders vote for change
Blackrock Frontiers shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the investment trust extending its investment universe to some emerging markets in a vote in London today.
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Equity funds drive Ucits sales to all-time high
Investor demand for equity funds drove Ucits sales to an all-time high in January.
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Reforms add shine to Indian equities
Government policies have boosted the appeal of Indian equities and the country’s interdependence from global trade risks makes it an attractive long-term bet, according to Blackrock.
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Blackrock Throgmorton expands investment universe
Blackrock Throgmorton shareholders have voted for an expanded investment universe, which includes more Aim-listed companies plus small-cap opportunities in Europe.