Investment

  • mandg recruits emd Invesco

    mandg recruits emd Invesco

    M&G Investments has hired former Invesco emerging markets debt expert Claudia Calich to its retail fixed income team, reporting to Jim Leaviss, head of retail fixed interest.

  • Daily dealing limits property funds

    Daily dealing limits property funds

    Last night I joined the (fifth of a) mile-high club courtesy of a trip up The Shard. Yes, a primary rule of financial hackery states the higher the FTSE, the loftier the shindig.

  • smith maxwell property jupiter merlin

    smith maxwell property jupiter merlin

    Jupiter’s Algy Smith-Maxwell is holding his interest in the property sector but has yet to find a buying opportunity in the asset class.

  • property benefits from reduced bond upside

    property benefits from reduced bond upside

    As property is starting to grab investors' attention once again here is a comparison of an open-ended route into the asset class (through the SWIP Property Trust) and a closed-ended equivalent (Picton Property Income).

  • is tech pick iphone blackberry

    is tech pick iphone blackberry

    An interesting juxtaposition last week as Apple announced the runaway success of its new iPhone5 models, while Blackberry informed investors it is in discussions with a consortium led by Fairfax Financial regarding a possible sale.

  • currency affairs

    currency affairs

    As sterling continues its slide towards three-year lows against the dollar, as well as further weakening against the yen and euro, investors need to weigh up the risks of currency depreciation affecting sterling-based returns.

  • rising out of the ashes

    rising out of the ashes

    Private equity was hit hard during and after the financial crisis but since then asset prices have stabilised, balance sheets are strengthening and the asset class is throwing up some well-priced opportunities

  • emerging markets cheap or a value trap

    emerging markets cheap or a value trap

    In the recent BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager survey, a net 36% of the respondents said that global emerging markets are the most undervalued of all markets, the strongest reading since 2004.

  • emerging europe asian crisis of late 90s

    emerging europe asian crisis of late 90s

    The noise traders remain obsessed with tapering with their spokespeople queuing up this week to say that the Fed had lost credibility, which is market speak for the Fed not acting in the way I had positioned my book.

  • patience risk trust long term

    patience risk trust long term

    One of the major challenges to clients of asset managers is the threat to any form of longer-term thinking – in a world where news or views are defined in terms of 140 characters we are losing both perspective on what really matters and also the ability to focus upon it.

  • NB unveils AR global bond fund

    NB unveils AR global bond fund

    Neuberger Berman is aiming to achieve annual returns above 4% with Global Bond Absolute Return Fund, a new sub-fund of its Irish-domiciled Ucits umbrella.

  • market volatility higher into Q4 Yeadon

    market volatility higher into Q4 Yeadon

    August is traditionally a quiet month in financial markets, but it was also a disappointing one for investors as most asset classes gave up ground over the month.