Equities

  • equities and fixed income dominate ifa allocation

    equities and fixed income dominate ifa allocation

    Legal & General Investments’ latest research shows equities will continue to dominate IFAs’ asset allocation over the coming 12 months.

  • Europes having a mare but is worth a punt

    Europes having a mare but is worth a punt

    Fancy a flutter this weekend? Well heres a tip for you… keep your eyes fixed on a dark horse, Europe.

  • vfm points to equities lsd to bonds

    vfm points to equities lsd to bonds

    While money flows from investors point to fixed income assets, a value-for-money argument shows equities offer the greater opportunities.

  • syz co imports us equity strategy into europe

    syz co imports us equity strategy into europe

    Syz & Co is to make a new US equity strategy available to European investors, managed by Kansas-based Scount Investments.

  • equities hold sway co fundamentals to the fore

    equities hold sway co fundamentals to the fore

    George Renouf has been bullish on equities relative to other asset classes for a while though he is also wise enough to know this view cannot hold true forever.

  • income seekers happy to stick with bonds

    income seekers happy to stick with bonds

    When the tide comes in all boats rise, right? So, why then are so many people still seemingly anchored in the harbour?

  • markets waiting for politicians to play ball

    markets waiting for politicians to play ball

    Watching todays pictures of an awkward David Cameron struggling to keep pace with basketball lays bare the lengths image-conscious politicians have to go to rack up on diplomacy points, particularly when the US public may soon call time on his ally President Obama.

  • jupiter replaces de fonclare on glbl managed fund

    jupiter replaces de fonclare on glbl managed fund

    Gregory Herbert has replaced Cédric de Fonclare as manager of the European portfolio on Jupiter’s Global Managed Fund.

  • blackrock planning an americas equity ar fund

    blackrock planning an americas equity ar fund

    BlackRock is putting plans in place to launch an absolute return Sicav based on securities in the US, Canada and Latin America.

  • investors throw in the towel for 2011

    investors throw in the towel for 2011

    Investors have sold out and are waiting for the New Year to see “how the land lies”, according to latest fund flows from EPFR Global.

  • pa analysis is brazil poised for recovery

    pa analysis is brazil poised for recovery

    The correlation of global markets is probably at its highest level ever, but surely not all economies deserve to be treated with equal disdain. So has Brazil’s recent under-performance presented an opportunity to pile in?

  • ima stalwart investors believe in equities

    ima stalwart investors believe in equities

    Investor belief in an equity recovery is holding strong, despite a drop in overall confidence levels over the past six months, according to statistics from the IMA.