State Street appoints head of EMEA ETFs
Alexis Marinof has been appointed as inaugural head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at State Street Global Investors’ ETF platform SPDR as business in the area gains momentum.
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UK optimists should stick to their guns
I was at a clay pigeon shoot this week, and it was remarkable how everyone played down their own chances of winning, even those who had brought their own guns. It got me wondering if our national characteristic of self-deprecation informs what we say about targets for our own economy and markets.
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Cullen launches enhanced equity income fund
US-income specialist Cullen Capital Management is to launch US Enhanced Equity Income Fund, an equity vehicle with a covered call option overlay designed to offer a bond-like volatility profile.
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a bit of a fright
Twenty Four Asset Management's John Magrath takes a look at asset-backed securities, out of favour since the financial crisis, but perhaps also widely misunderstood.
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tackling the taper
Ashburton's head of asset allocation, Tristan Hanson, turns his attention to the biggest issue of the day – the idea of the Federal Reserve tapering QE and the effect it will have on markets as and when it happens.
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Aviva multi-asset manager announces departure
Nick Samouilhan and Peter Fitzgerald are taking over the management of a range of Aviva Investors multi-asset funds following the departure of manager Justin Onuekwusi.
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Austrian AM launches GBP share class
Raiffeisen Capital Management has launched sterling share classes for three of its emerging markets equities funds as it looks to expand its presence in the international market.
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Fixed income hit new highs in April
Equity funds registered net outflows for the first time for eight months in April as demand for allocation and alternative funds remained strong and fixed income inflows reached a record high of 26.54bn.
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Softening Growth Raises Investor Concerns
Russ Koesterich, BlackRock’s chief investment strategist, explores the reasons for the recent increase in volatility and why investors should be more concerned about slower economic growth than potential tightening of monetary policy.
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Residential property fund
Hearthstone Investments has listed its UK Residential Property Fund on the Cofunds platform ahead of an anticipated increase in demand from financial advisers for residential property investments.
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iShares launch new ETF settlement structure
BlackRock iShares is launching Europe’s first ETF with an international security structure, with the aim of improving liquidity, easing cross-border ETF processing and lowering transaction costs for investors.
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the grand old duke of markets
North Investment Partners' John Husselbee says defensive sectors that have led the way in the equities rally could very well lead the way back down again.