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.
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Mirabaud appoints inaugural head of equities
Anu Narula is to head up the Mirabaud equities team, taking on a new role introduced as part of the development of the bank’s asset management division.
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New Morgan Stanley structured
Morgan Stanley has launched a new structured product targeting the 20 largest stocks by market capitalisation in the FTSE 100.
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its not just about autocalls
Ian Lowes, founder of StructuredProductReview.com, surveys the structured product market and urges advisers to look outside the autocall box.
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UBS launches diversified commodities ETF
UBS Global Asset Management has launched a new commodities ETF which tracks the UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Total Return Index, a benchmark weighted according to economic and liquidity data and individual commodities’ global consumption patterns.
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Property the only blip as its rise
Investment trusts have outperformed their open-ended equivalents in 14 out of 16 sectors over the past 10 years, with property the only category that has consistently bucked this trend during that period, according to a study by Canaccord Genuity.
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BlackRock given go ahead
BlackRock’s acquisition of Credit Suisse’s ETF business is due to complete by 1 July after being approved by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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Natural resources steeled for an uptick
Natural resources are an attractive long term investment proposition while record low valuations of assets make this the ideal time to invest across the asset class according to one fund management team.