Small cap star Plackett adds to Rathbones
According to a stock exchange announcement, Richard Plackett, who runs the popular BlackRock UK Special Situations Fund, lifted his holding of the company to above the 5% reporting threshold.
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Why Hanson is backing equities and high yield
Tristan Hanson, Ashburton’s head of asset allocation, runs through his outlook for 2014, and why he’s backing equities and high yield to deliver next year.
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Jitters over Royal Mail valuation soothed
Royal Mails first-half operating profits have doubled to £283m, helping its shares climb close to 5% and silence its critics over its valuation.
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Equities overvalued as Korea steals China crown
Investors have upped their allocation to both equities and bonds in spite of a majority belief that equities are overvalued, a view not held since March 2004.
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Kames readies 2014 PAIF launch
Kames Capital is to launch a Property Authorised Investment Fund (PAIF) in 2014s first quarter.
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Allocean shipping investment offers 7 return
Allocean Maritime Investments is claiming to have launched the first direct commercial shipping assets investment regulated for the UK market.
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Theo Zemek to exit Axa IM
Theo Zemek will be leaving Axa Investment Managers at the end of the year with Barclays John Porter taking the reins as global head of fixed income.
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FCA fines SEI nearly for client money failings
SEI Investments has been fined £900,200 by the Financial Conduct Authority for client money breaches.
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Fund buyers must get braver now RDR is in force
The RDR will encourage a braver breed of fund buyer as they attempt to differentiate their offerings from the competition, according to the Group of Boutique Asset Managers.
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First MSCI World Small Cap Index ETF unveiled
State Street Global Advisors’ latest launch will allow investors to capture the “small cap premium”.
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Is high yield still a good investment
Having rallied strongly over the last four years, high yield debt is at a crossroads, writes Bryn Jones, Head of Fixed Income Research, Rathbone Unit Trust Management.
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Should you back the green brigade
Despite a flurry of green and ethical launches, IMA data shows the SRI and its associated sectors have struggled to gather assets. Funds are performing well, though, so is it time to back socially responsbile investments?
