Falling greenback weighs on Aberdeen PE trust
Aberdeen Private Equity fund has blamed the fall of the dollar against sterling for its 5.8% drop in share price over the six months to 30 September, declining to 103.6p.
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survive china credit crunch
China’s debt has has alomost trebled in the past five years, to $23trn, leading to a dangerous financial burden that could bring about its very own credit crunch.
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British Assets trust to focus on best ideas
Closed-end fund British Assets is to shake up its investment approach in the hope of delivering higher returns.
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Small cap stars continue to back web wonders
Technology-related themes are particularly prevalent in the small cap space currently, with M&A and continued growth in online retailing particular buoys to the sector.
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Gillan to hand Edinburgh Dragon to Lim
Andrew Gillan has decided to leave Aberdeen Asset Management, handing over his Edinburgh Dragon investment trust to Adrian Lim. He is understood to be joining Henderson.
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Few reasons for rich India valuation
We have had very little exposure to India since we launched the Asia Income Fund and still believe we can find better equity exposure within the region, writes Mark Williams, co-manager of the Asia Income Fund.
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avoid cos relying on the global recovery
Equity markets this year have reflected a recovery in the global economy but the risk of growing over-optimism means too quick a rise could work against equity investors.
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Reforms unambiguously positive for China
There is no other country on the planet better than China to implement deep, broad, and long-term structural reforms, writes Jan Dehn, head of research at emerging markets manager Ashmore.
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China reform hints at role for markets
For all the talk of a global information age, obtaining clear facts about Chinese state policy is akin to using Google on a stone stele from the Tang dynasty.
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GLG unveils undervalued assets fund for Dixon
GLG has launched an undervalued asset fund for new hire Henry Dixon.
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is the us dividends party over
The number of dividend payers – and the level of dividend payment – in the US might be growing rapidly but we believe some of these companies are expensive or poor quality.
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vickers trades sarasin for russell move
Russell Investments is continuing to ramp up its multi-asset team with the hire of David Vickers as a senior portfolio manager on its £1.2bn Multi-Asset Growth Strategy.
