First Trust takes first steps into EU ETF market
First Trust has made its first foray into the European ETF market launching a range of Ucits-compliant offerings benchmarked against UK, US and emerging market equities indices.
Investment
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what to Do When Growth is Too Slow
BlackRock's Russ Koesterich gives advisers advice on how to combat the snails' paced global economy and surprisingly that doesn't have to mean abandoning bonds…
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Bond sales dip to nine month low
European bond fund sales tumbled to a nine-month low in February at just 9.4bn, in line with a general trend, according to Lipper data.
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keydata the structred product scapegoat
Keydata is in the headlines again as a result of the legal action being taken by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) against financial advice firms that sold certain Keydata products for which the FSCS has paid out compensation to investors.
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Santander snare Schroders bond manager
Adam Cordery is joining Santander Asset Management as global head of European fixed income after leaving Schroders last year.
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its simple advice japan
Coutts' Gary Dugan, Chief Investment Officer for Asia and the Middle East, sees Japan as a one-way bet, following drastic moves taken by its Central Bank last week. But can the market rally continue apace?
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hard currency talent joins ing emd team
ING Investment Management has appointed Marco Ruijer as lead portfolio manager of hard currency in its emerging market debt team.
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MS distribution deal with Gilliat
Gilliat Financial Solutions is to distribute Morgan Stanley’s retail structured products through independent financial advisers.
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Global fund assets swell in 2012
Investment fund assets increased 11% during 2012 reaching 22.17trn by the end of the year according to data provided by the European Fund and Asset Mangement Association (EFAMA).
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Technology shakes its stigma and gets second wind
Technology has bounced back into favour and is currently the most popular investment sector in the US, UK and Europe according to a recent survey conducted by BofA Merrill Lynch.
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boj shows real change of thinking Gibbs
The Policy Board of the Bank of Japan may have had a very encouraging first meeting under its new Governor though, as Nathan Gibbs argues, it is ongoing structural reform and government policy that will drive any sustainable economic improvement.
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Has the worm turned for EM equities
Emerging market equities may be losing their shine following months of under-performance and a decline in sentiment towards the region, but investment professionals are still split on their prospects.
