ignis adds to client relationship teams
Ignis has hired a product specialist from BlackRock and a sales director from Deutsche Asset Management as it continues to expand its third-party distribution.
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jenna barnard given fi promotion at henderson
Jenna Barnard has been promoted to deputy head of retail fixed income at Henderson Global Investors.
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mark julio joins ignis from barings
After completing his gardening leave having resigned from Baring Asset Management, Mark Julio has joined Igins Asset Management’s emerging market equities team.
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pa analysis ignore geared trusts at your peril
Being a leveraged company is seen as a huge negative right now but investment trusts use gearing as a point of competitive advantage and those that do should not be dismissed out of hand.
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lower market beta for bond investors iggo
Chris Iggo looks at what is ahead for fixed income investors given the significant returns made already this year and asks whether now is the time to lock those gains in.
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pa analysis a q4 storm will follow a calm q3
The second half of the past two years undid much of the good work done during the first half and with a rocky Q4 to come, 2012 could mirror it more closely than the current picture would indicate.
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an investor dilemma russia or cee
With one third of the world’s investment focussed on countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Pavel Gagarin asks whether this is a help or a hindrance to foreign investment in Russia.
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The calm before the euro storm
Volatility in the eurozone markets have hit a low since Lehman Brothers collapsed but, as John Husselbee alludes to, there is really only one direction volatility can now go in.
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Listed structured product volumes fall in Q2
According to the latest figures from the European Structured Investment Products Association, the volume of listed investment products in Europe fell during Q2.
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investec adds schroders spinks to multi asset
Michael Spinks has left Schroders to join Investec Asset Management’s global multi-asset team.
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meteor am launches latest ftse-backed plan
Meteor Asset Management’s latest Defesive Plan will make returns based on the performance of five stocks across different sectors in the FTSE 100.
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economic slowdown turkey still regional force
Turkey’s equity market has had a great 2012 though an economic slowdown may put a short-term dent into this growth before following a medium to long-term upswing.
