Absolute return funds: The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Absolute return funds have been huge sellers for the past two years but as the funds get larger, performance is prone to suffer.
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Eaton Vance rolls out low volatility equity fund
Eaton Vance is looking to soothe investors’ concerns about equity volatility with the launch of Parametric Global Defensive Equity Fund.
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Cerno sizes up India and Japan small caps
Cerno Capital is eyeing up opportunities in India and Japan, and is not willing to give up on the infrastructure trade despite president Trump’s inaction.
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Investors scramble for shares as equity fund sales boom
Funds investing mainly in equities saw a buying spree in April as investors ploughed in £2bn into the products, according to the latest industry sales figures.
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IP’s Shiao backs consumer staples, talks Chinese debt
Invesco Perpetual’s Asia ex Japan CIO Mike Shiao is backing consumer staples on confidence in the Chinese government’s ability to slacken the pace of its growing debt to GDP ratio.
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PA ANALYSIS: Trump – from asset to liability for US equities?
When Donald Trump was first elected US president, investors believed it would power US equities to new highs while emerging market assets were expected to suffer. Four months into his presidency, expectations have changed radically.
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SW Mitchell challenges Woodford on builders’ value
SW Mitchell has countered Neil Woodford’s recent bullish position on housebuilders, demonstrating a U-turn on the sector.
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UK exposure in global funds hits 12-month high
Exposure to UK equities in global funds has hit a 12-month high as the US has steadily fallen out of favour, new data from Copley Fund Research has revealed.
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Royal Mail among stocks at risk of dropping out of FTSE 100
Recently privatised Royal Mail is in the danger zone for potentially being relegated out of the FTSE 100 index of the UK’s top shares, according to experts.
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Jupiter Merlin team warns on risk of ETF liquidity crisis
Jupiter’s respected Merlin team of multi-managers has sounded a warning on exchange-traded fund (ETF) liquidity, as part of a downbeat series of predictions for global markets.
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Warning of ‘volatile summer for markets’ due to Trump and China
Markets could turn volatile this summer as one of the biggest multi-asset investing teams in the City warned its forecasting models were indicating possible trouble ahead.
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Brazilian shares nosedive and market suspended amid bribery scandal
The Brazilian share index has fallen by 9% in a day after the nation’s president became embroiled in a bribery scandal, in its worst fall since 2008.