Fidelity cash in on local EM debt opportunities
Fidelity has launched the Emerging Market Local Currency Debt fund, the fourth in a series of emerging market debt funds recently launched by the firm.
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nowhere to go other than equities
It is no surprise that income-based equity strategies have been the best performers this year, but investors' choices beyond this asset class are limited, according to Threadneedle's Mark Burgess.
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Sarasin offer exposure to all EMs have to give
Sarasin and Partners has launched an emerging markets fund offering equal exposure across 19 of the 21 economies in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
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returns from EM and developed markets reach par
From an investment point of view, emerging markets have had a fairly tough time in the past couple of years, with funds in the IMA’s Global Emerging Markets category returning on average 7% in the past year compared to 9.3% from the MSCI World Index.
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First Trust takes first steps into EU ETF market
First Trust has made its first foray into the European ETF market launching a range of Ucits-compliant offerings benchmarked against UK, US and emerging market equities indices.
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what to Do When Growth is Too Slow
BlackRock's Russ Koesterich gives advisers advice on how to combat the snails' paced global economy and surprisingly that doesn't have to mean abandoning bonds…
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Bond sales dip to nine month low
European bond fund sales tumbled to a nine-month low in February at just 9.4bn, in line with a general trend, according to Lipper data.
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keydata the structred product scapegoat
Keydata is in the headlines again as a result of the legal action being taken by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) against financial advice firms that sold certain Keydata products for which the FSCS has paid out compensation to investors.
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Santander snare Schroders bond manager
Adam Cordery is joining Santander Asset Management as global head of European fixed income after leaving Schroders last year.
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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?
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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.
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MS distribution deal with Gilliat
Gilliat Financial Solutions is to distribute Morgan Stanley’s retail structured products through independent financial advisers.