Investment

  • FoFs favour MG Optimal Income

    FoFs favour MG Optimal Income

    M&G bond fund Optimal Income has the highest number of European fund of fund (FoF) investors at 180, Lipper’s latest FoF holdings report reads.

  • Where next for contrarian thinkers

    Where next for contrarian thinkers

    Markets may be on an upward path, but its rarer now than ever to meet a fund manager who doesn't claim to be a contrarian.

  • Negativity on China deepens

    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.

  • Emerging market opportunities remain abundant

    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.

  • European funds top over 20 years

    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.

  • pa analysis property moving up ladder

    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.

  • Schroder REIT NAV falls

    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.

  • Global Bond sector houses mega funds

    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.

  • RBC hire LatAm expert

    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.

  • Japanese elections

    Japanese elections

    Paul Chesson, Head of Japanese Equities at Invesco Perpetual, comments on the Japanese government’s growth strategy

  • Pioneer expand EM team as part of sector push

    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.

  • New CIO for Green REIT

    New CIO for Green REIT

    Irish property investment trust Green REIT has hired Caroline McCarthy as chief investment officer.