Negativity on China deepens
Global fund managers may be largely positive on the state of the world economy but their sentiment towards China is worsening, according to the latest BofA Merrill Lunch Fund Manager survey.
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Emerging market opportunities remain abundant
Pat Ryan, portfolio manager of the Lazard Global Equity Income Fund, comments on emerging market opportunities despite the slow-down in China and Brazil.
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European funds top over 20 years
European funds are the best performers over 20 years, FE data shows, yet six times in the past 10 years Europe has been the worst selling retail sector, according to IMA statistics.
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pa analysis property moving up ladder
It was not that long ago that we used to talk about equities, bonds, property and cash as the staples of multi-asset funds let alone portfolios.
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Schroder REIT NAV falls
The Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (SREIT) had an unaudited NAV of £157.8m as of 30 June, a fall of 1.7% compared with its NAV as of 31 March, according to its interim statement.
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Global Bond sector houses mega funds
The Global Bond sector has the highest proportion of billion-plus sized funds across 30 of the main IMA sectors, according to factsheet data from FE Analytics. Almost a quarter of the sector's constituents have over £1bn in assets.
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RBC hire LatAm expert
Juan Pablo Cortes has been appointed director, Americas at Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) London-based UK private client wealth management team.
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Japanese elections
Paul Chesson, Head of Japanese Equities at Invesco Perpetual, comments on the Japanese government’s growth strategy
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Pioneer expand EM team as part of sector push
Yerlan Syzdykov has been promoted head of emerging markets bond and high yield at Pioneer Investments following the departure of Greg Saichin.
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New CIO for Green REIT
Irish property investment trust Green REIT has hired Caroline McCarthy as chief investment officer.
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coral hits back at brandeaux over contrary
Asset management firm, Coral Portfolio, which runs a student accommodation fund, has hit back at recent statements made by competitor Brandeaux on the state of the student housing market.
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early bird catches the talent
Turcan Connell Asset Management’s chief investment officer Haig Bathgate explains why he believes investing early in a manager means you will capture their peak performance.
