Equity director Low leaves SWIP for Nikko AM
High-alpha equity team manager William Low has left Scottish Widows Investment Partnership and joined Nikko Asset Management as head of global equities.
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Worldwide waiting game as the Fed stalls
Assessing the health of the global economy is a bit like watching the Commonwealth Games; each triumph is something to celebrate, yes, but you wonder what difference it would make if the Americans got involved.
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Lloyds puts dividend back on the table
Lloyds Banking Group has laid the groundwork for reinstating its dividend for the first time since the global financial crisis took hold six years ago.
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Schroders dividend jumps 50
A strong institutional pipeline and a good performance from its wealth division helped boost the groups earnings for the six months to end June.
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Five global income stocks to watch
Dan Roberts, manager of the Fidelity Global Dividend fund, explains why he believes investors looking to diversify into global equities should focus on strong dividend payers with sustainable levels of profitability and supportive valuations
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Jupiter raises dividend prospects
According to the asset manager, strong growth in net inflows was helped by a successful diversification into fixed income.
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Mitons new man making quick changes
Mitons recent new hire David Jane has wasted no time in applying his views to the range of funds he oversees following his move to the firm in June.
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Europe bolstered by strong long term fund sales
Long-term funds closed off a strong second quarter for Europes fund market, with inflows of 36.12bn throughout June, a month which also saw UK equity income funds achieve record sales.
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UK economy top of the world UK plc profits trouble
As has been much trumpeted by the government and its media advisers, UK economic growth is projected to be the strongest among all developed countries this year.
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Invesco trims back US banks Microsoft
Invesco Perpetual has trimmed down its positions in Wells Fargo and PNC significantly as it is concerned over what it sees as limited upside for US banks.
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UnicornUK Income tops SPI white list
Managers with a large cap bias have struggled somewhat in the current environment, but investors are getting the best of both worlds from the income sector.
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French equities could benefit from uptick
French equities could benefit from a continued up-tick in M&A activity, according to a study by Baird Group.