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.
Investment
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Japanese elections
Paul Chesson, Head of Japanese Equities at Invesco Perpetual, comments on the Japanese government’s growth strategy
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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.
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New CIO for Green REIT
Irish property investment trust Green REIT has hired Caroline McCarthy as chief investment officer.
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coral hits back at brandeaux over contrary
Asset management firm, Coral Portfolio, which runs a student accommodation fund, has hit back at recent statements made by competitor Brandeaux on the state of the student housing market.
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early bird catches the talent
Turcan Connell Asset Management’s chief investment officer Haig Bathgate explains why he believes investing early in a manager means you will capture their peak performance.
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Investec structured products
Investec has unveiled a suite of new structured products which are available for investment up until mid-August.
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developed market equities
Despite recent market volatility, there has been little change in macroeconomic indicators with the broad trend remaining one of gentle improvement in the US, Japan and the UK, while activity in most emerging economies is slowing.
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Union Bancaire Privee target global
Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) has launched an unconstrained bond fund which aims to offer flexibility and performance in all market conditions.
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where has all the inflation gone
Bond markets entered June in some disarray, and none more so than US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS).
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oil and oligarchs are not the only fruit
If media headlines were any barometer, you would think good news from Russia as scarce as tomato plantations in the land ruled by General Winter. But you would be wrong: Russia is, in fact, the world’s 11th largest tomato producer, ahead of Mediterranean nations such as Greece.
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High yield in high demand
Thomas Samson, high yield portfolio manager for corporate credit specialist Muzinich & Co., says the recent correction in credit markets which began when Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke signalled quantitative easing may come to an end should benefit investors over the medium to long-term because it will result in higher coupons for new issuers in a…