Jupiter names new UK small co manager
Jupiter has promoted James Zimmerman to manager of the £60m Jupiter UK Smaller Companies Fund.
Equities
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Goldman Sachs AM launches global long/short portfolio
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched the Global Equity Long Short Portfolio managed by the Goldman Sachs Investment Strategies portfolio management team.
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SLI funds underweight US equities for first time
Standard Life Investments’ Bambos Hambi has shifted his MyFolio multi manager funds to an underweight position in US equities for the first time in the existence of the range.
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Lloyds sell-off to be accelerated via retail investors
George Osborne has announced the sale of a further 1% of Lloyds shares and plans to include retail investors in the next stage of returning the company to the private sector.
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WIM unconcerned about bond market sell-off hitting bond-proxies
Bond and equity investors appear to be operating completely independently, says Woodford Investment Management’s Mitchell Fraser-Jones.
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China in a bull shop, BAML says
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has said China is in a bull shop, in a play on words which has substance behind the style.
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Baring flags up German opportunities
Baring Asset Management has pointed to German equities as an asset class investors should target, despite ongoing trouble for the European Union.
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Pictet keeping faith in Uncle Sam
Pictet Wealth Management’s chief investment officer Yves Bonzon has given a vote of confidence to United States equities.
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Finsbury investors should be more concerned about oil than inflation – Train
Finsbury Growth and Income Trust manager, Nick Train believes the firm’s strategy will be sensitive to movements in the oil price over the short term.
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PA ANALYSIS: Time for small caps to shine?
As valuations of big name companies in the United States and to some extent the United Kingdom look increasingly rich, investors may become more tempted to turn to less obvious targets.
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Jupiter nabs newton’s pidcock
Jason Pidcock has resigned from Newton Investment Management and is to join Jupiter to build up its Asian Income fund capability later this year.
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Strong performance vindicates decision to stick with Barnett – Edinburgh
Despite relatively subdued markets over the course of the year, Edinburgh Trust’s decision to retain Mark Barnett as portfolio manager has been vindicated by the strong performance produced during the year, trust chair Jim Pettigrew said.