Investment

  • Santander snare Schroders bond manager

    Santander snare Schroders bond manager

    Adam Cordery is joining Santander Asset Management as global head of European fixed income after leaving Schroders last year.

  • its simple advice japan

    its simple advice japan

    Coutts' Gary Dugan, Chief Investment Officer for Asia and the Middle East, sees Japan as a one-way bet, following drastic moves taken by its Central Bank last week. But can the market rally continue apace?

  • hard currency talent joins ing emd team

    hard currency talent joins ing emd team

    ING Investment Management has appointed Marco Ruijer as lead portfolio manager of hard currency in its emerging market debt team.

  • MS distribution deal with Gilliat

    MS distribution deal with Gilliat

    Gilliat Financial Solutions is to distribute Morgan Stanley’s retail structured products through independent financial advisers.

  • Global fund assets swell in 2012

    Global fund assets swell in 2012

    Investment fund assets increased 11% during 2012 reaching 22.17trn by the end of the year according to data provided by the European Fund and Asset Mangement Association (EFAMA).

  • Technology shakes its stigma and gets second wind

    Technology shakes its stigma and gets second wind

    Technology has bounced back into favour and is currently the most popular investment sector in the US, UK and Europe according to a recent survey conducted by BofA Merrill Lynch.

  • boj shows real change of thinking Gibbs

    boj shows real change of thinking Gibbs

    The Policy Board of the Bank of Japan may have had a very encouraging first meeting under its new Governor though, as Nathan Gibbs argues, it is ongoing structural reform and government policy that will drive any sustainable economic improvement.

  • Has the worm turned for EM equities

    Has the worm turned for EM equities

    Emerging market equities may be losing their shine following months of under-performance and a decline in sentiment towards the region, but investment professionals are still split on their prospects.

  • Full steam ahead for equities following strong Q1

    Full steam ahead for equities following strong Q1

    With the first quarter of 2013 having drawn to a close, it is useful to take stock of how the global economy and asset markets have performed. Global equities have been one of the best performing asset classes so far in 2013.

  • Private real estate remains in the doldrums

    Private real estate remains in the doldrums

    Private real estate fundraising reached a ten-year low in the first quarter of 2013, as 20 funds closed raising just $5.2bn.

  • barclays LG joint structured product

    barclays LG joint structured product

    Barclays and Legal & General have joined forces to launch the Defined Return Plan 1, the first in a series of collaborative investment products to be released by the two firms.

  • downward pressure to continue on euro equities

    downward pressure to continue on euro equities

    Spreads on corporate and peripheral credits are likely to continue to widen, putting further downward pressure on European equities, the latest European Review from S&P Capital IQ Equity Research projects.