Equities

  • Will bull market maturity trigger moves

    Will bull market maturity trigger moves

    With UK equities at a high, the last thing Schroders needed was another high-profile fund manager departure, especially having lost Richard Buxton last year.

  • Rogue Scottish opinion poll causes carnage

    Rogue Scottish opinion poll causes carnage

    The pound fell significantly in value on Monday and some UK equities slid sharlpy after a poll published at the weekend reported a slim majority in favour of Scotland leaving the United Kingdom.

  • US ETP investors leave Europe EM funds gain

    US ETP investors leave Europe EM funds gain

    The global ETP market had a strong finish to the summer, reporting inflows of $23.3bn in August, Blackrock said on Thursday.

  • Three key client trends to watch Faulkner

    Three key client trends to watch Faulkner

    There are three key trends influencing the way clients want to engage with investment houses, says River & Mercantile CEO Mike Faulkner.

  • Brazier and Hutchins leave

    Brazier and Hutchins leave

    Threadneedle’s head of UK equities Simon Brazier and co-manager Blake Hutchins have resigned from the firm with immediate effect.

  • Commodity related equities A sector in transition

    Commodity related equities A sector in transition

    Its been a rocky summer for global equity markets with escalating geopolitical risk, concerns over sanctions on Russia destabilising the world economy

  • Equity markets rally on Russia ceasefire

    Equity markets rally on Russia ceasefire

    Equity markets have seen significant rallies today driven in large part by an apparent easing of one of the principal geopolitical risks weighing on asset prices.

  • Rothschild bolsters UK wealth management

    Rothschild bolsters UK wealth management

    Rothschild has bolstered the management structure of its UK wealth management business with the appointment of Robert Blaxland to the newly created position of head of investments.

  • European Wealth snaps up two wealth managers

    European Wealth snaps up two wealth managers

    European Wealth announced on Tuesday it has hired two new wealth managers, Nigel Gilland and David Mellett, from Gerrard Investment Management, which is owned by Barclays Wealth and Investment Management.

  • Secondhalf growth rebound should support EU

    Secondhalf growth rebound should support EU

    According to Heartwoods Jaisal Pastakia, seasonal factors influenced the second quarter data, so a pull-back in activity should have been expected

  • VAM launches frontier equities strategy

    VAM launches frontier equities strategy

    VAM has launched a Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS IV fund targeting the high growth potential of frontier market equities.

  • Bank fine worries weigh on Woodford

    Bank fine worries weigh on Woodford

    Neil Woodford has sold his recently acquired stake in HSBC, on the back of concerns about the growing number and size of regulatory fines faced by banks.