Aberdeen reports outflows of 8 8 bn
Aberdeen reports net outflows for the six months to 31 March of £8.8bn, citing difficulties in emerging markets as the major factor
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Fund manager skill to come to the fore Woodford
In a new interview with Portfolio Adviser, Neil Woodford discusses why the next three to five years are likely to be a more challenging environment for fund managers.
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Behavioural finance lessons from Giggs Guardiola
Claims that Ryan Giggs could become the next Pep Guardiola, illustrate a common behavioural finance error known as the inside view.
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Pfizer steps up AstraZeneca chase
US drug co raises bid to £50 per share and sends open letter to Cameron
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Tim Steer outlines new Artemis fund reasoning
“We already have out offshore version and we’ve seen clear demand for a UCITS version of the fund,” Steer said. “It’s a very interesting time for looking at companies in Europe as it recovers, we see a lot of opportunities” he added. The two key elements of the strategy will be shorting overly expensive IPOs…
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time to get out of credit JP Morgan AM
JP Morgan AM’s William Eigen argues that while there are limited pockets of opportunity in credit, it is time to start leaving it behind.
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Why Kames Capital still prefers US High Yield
Kames Capital is swearing allegiance to the stars and stripes as far as high yield bonds are concerned.
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UK GDP up 08 in Q1
ONS says growth a fraction under forecasts
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GLG snaps up new bonds manager
Andy Li joins to boost bonds team
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AstraZeneca shares up 16 despite Pfizer knockback
US drug giant tries again
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higher risk emerging markets Titherington
You would expect an emerging market CIO to big-up emerging markets but the contrarian point JP Morgan AM’s Richard Titherington makes is a good one – buy before EMs become obvious “because the obvious thing is almost always wrong”.
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Tedder joins Schroders as head of global equities
With global equities a priority growth area, Schroders boosts its team with the appointment of Alex Tedder.