Miton to hard close underperforming Global Equity and American strategies
Miton Group is to hard-close its Global Equity and American mandates following a spate of underperformance and fund outflows.
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Miton responds to 76% profit slide with fund alterations
Miton has responded to its profits collapsing by 76% with a series of changes to its fund range, the firm announced in its half-year results.
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Redzone ranks swell as UK equity funds flag
UK equity vehicles were the stand-out underperformers as the number of flagging funds rose significantly in the past four months, according to research by Chelsea Financial Services.
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ETFs can meet the income challenge – Deutsche AWM
A multi-asset portfolio of income generating exchange traded products (ETFs) can be built to deliver solid returns with a minimal increase in risk, according to research by Deutsche Bank’s wealth management arm.
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US rates may still be below 1% in five years – Martin Currie
US interest rates may still be below 1% in five years’ time, says Martin Currie’s Tom Walker, and equity investors should be happy with 5% annual returns.
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PA ANALYSIS: How to play the Volkswagen situation
The emissions test rigging scandal that has engulfed Volkswagen this week has created an interesting dilemma for investors.
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StanChart adds funds to align with views
Three recent fund choices reflect Standard Chartered Private Bank’s views on the overweights it made a few weeks ago, said Steve Brice, chief investment strategist for group wealth management.
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JPMAM brings in former R&M man to run equities mandates
JP Morgan Asset Management has announced the capture of former River and Mercantile equities specialist Alex Stanic.
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Buy and sell or hide and hold – Navigating volatile markets
With global markets beginning this week in the same unpredictable vein as they finished the last, two stockpickers debate whether it is time to buy or hide and hold.
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Fund manager profile: Fidelity’s Alex Wright
Following in the footsteps of Anthony Bolton was never going to be easy but, having wanted to be a fund manager from an early age, there is every reason to believe Fidelity Special Situations is in safe hands with Alex Wright
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Pictet’s multi-asset team getting creative in fixed income
Pictet Asset Management multi-asset managers Andrew Cole and Shaniel Ramjee have been getting creative in their fixed income investing, having whittled down their equities allocation to just 25%.
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BlackRock opens high income/lower risk European strategy
BlackRock has responded to investor demand for high-income and lower-risk opportunities with the unveiling of an alternative European strategy.