HSBC AM launches pair of emerging market equity index funds
They are exposed to 24 emerging market economies covering 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalisation in each country
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Macro matters: The big deal
Will a US/Ukraine mineral deal ultimately act as a stimulus or inject yet more volatility into an already fraught global commodity market?
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Fund manager profile: Liontrust’s Samantha Gleave on making Europe great again
Samantha Gleave, co-manager of the Liontrust European Dynamic fund, on the changing sentiment towards European equities
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Safe haven no more? ‘US Treasuries are behaving like distressed assets’
Investors react to President Trump’s war on global trade by turning their backs on US assets… as well as equities and cryptocurrencies
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Fidelity Japan opens to bids for potential merger
It received proposals from several interested parties following AVI Japan Opportunities bid earlier this month
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BlackRock Frontiers and Latin American make manager changes
Amid changes to BlackRock’s global emerging markets team
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UK inflation eases to 2.6% in March
The print, which came in below expectations, could pave the way for further interest rate cuts
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Square Mile: Income most-researched outcome for advisers in Q1
Searches for income-related strategies accounted for 42.3% of all views
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AJ Bell drops RLAM, Fidelity and Schroders funds from buy list
While the investment platform added the £1bn Schroder Asian Alpha Plus fund to its Favoured Funds list
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Saba Capital to exit ESCT through tender offer
European Smaller Companies Trust will launch a tender offer for up to 42.5% of its shares after talks between the board and Saba
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Third party MPS providers grab market share despite insourcing movement
Outsourcers are still the main drivers of asset growth in MPS, according to ISS Market Intelligence report
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LondonMetric tables £674m bid for Urban Logistics REIT
17% premium to SHED’s share price