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…
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china gdp growth 7 per cent
China's GDP continues to grow but its level of growth dropped for the second consecutive quarter as Premier Li Keqiang's policies to rein in his country's credit boom start to kick in.
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JLIF acquires portfolio
The John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) has agreed the acquisition of 11 operational and yielding assets in a deal worth around £123m.
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stocks to play the us story
Killik & Co's head of equities Jonathan Jackson highlights the stocks poised to take advantage in a continued US recovery.
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using structured products for income
Used constructively, structured products can generate useful income streams for client portfolios, says Ian Lowes, founder of StructuredProductReview.com.
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flooding the market
Armstrong Investment Managers' Patrick Armstrong explains why investing in a substance required by people the globe over, water, is a sure-fire strategy for success.
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iShares lists currency hedged EM bond fund
iShares is offering investors currency-hedged emerging market bond exposure through an ETF listed today on the London Stock Exchange
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the toll of distorting reality
Muzinich & Co's George Muzinich asks what we can expect to see when we come out of the "Fun House" environment we've been in since 2008.
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Structural gains
Structured products are changing, thanks in part to the RDR’s new pricing rules and the development of platforms and it is the investor who will benefit