Henderson and US adviser
Henderson Group and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) are combining their real estate businesses into a combined venture which will have AUM of around £13bn.
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Look online for Chinese growth
Chinese eCommerce firms remain attractive in the current market despite the slowdown elsewhere in the economy according to one fund manager with an interest in the region.
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Hermes prepares for real estate debt push
Marcus Palmer has joined Hermes Real Estate Investment Management (HREIM) where he will head up the real estate debt programme.
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feds folly
Coutts & Co's Gary Dugan dissects Ben Bernanke's latest commentary and its predicted effect on markets.
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Private investors lose out
Private investors can expect lower dividends in 2013 than they received last year as big special dividends come to an end and investor market share drops from 11.3% to 11%.
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Investors ditch emerging markets
Optimism in the eurozone improved significantly over the past month as 45% of investors stated they expected the economy to strengthen over the coming year, compared to 24% in May.
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Axa IMs Trindade reduces financials
The fixed income market is set for a volatile few months as a number of key global issues come to a head including decisions about QE, the German election in September and Mark Carney taking up his new role as governor of the Bank of England, according to Nicolas Trindade of Axa Investment Managers.
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bonus of contention
IMA chief executive, Daniel Godfrey talks us through his association’s response to the EU's potential curbs on bonuses, including why managers should not be rewarded for failure.
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why gold is something to smile about
SLI's Andrew Milligan says it is surprising how many clients ask about gold, even though not many of them actually own it. Here he explains the lure of the yellow metal.
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Source launches more GBP
Source has made four of its ETFs available in GBP on the London Stock Exchange, bringing the firm’s total offering in sterling to 11 as demand for ETFs from UK investors continues to grow.
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a view from the bond market
Axa Investment Management's Chris Iggo, explains the impact suggestions of tapering have had on bond yields and predicts risk assets could rally next month.
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Co op turns to bond holders
The Co-op has unveiled plans to tackle its £1.5bn deficit, offering bond holders shares in the bank as part of a “bail in” which will result in a stock market listing for the group.