fsa warns avaricious structured products firms
The FSA has introduced further guidance on structured product design having found that firms are putting their commercial interests above consumer needs.
Investment
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can you solve a debt crisis with more debt
The investment question du jour should be can you solve a debt crisis with more debt?”, says Bill Gross, managing director at PIMCO.
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property trusts trump other investment companies
Returns from property investment trusts have beaten those of investment companies as a whole over the past three years, attracting investors back to the sector, according to the Association of Investment Companies.
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chatfeild roberts hands over to somerville
John Chatfeild-Roberts is to hand over lead manager duties for the Jupiter Global Managed Fund to Simon Somerville, in order to concentrate on his role as CIO of the group.
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meteor launches ftse structured products
Meteor brings to market its latest two FTSE-based structured products.
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pa analysis multi-manager news a bump not a hurdle
As rumours circulate about the future of two multi-manager firms, the bigger picture is still a healthy one.
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octopus adds to discretionary management service
Multi-manager Octopus Investments has added two new propositions to its discretionary management service.
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risk is easier to manage for active investors
David Miller uses the recent UBS rogue trader as an example of why it is easier to manage risk as an active manager of portfolios.
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aberdeen multi manager distribution capability
Aberdeen Multi-Manager has expanded its IFA distribution capability with a new business development hire.
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past and people are indicators of future policy
Spyros Andreopoulos explains why we can learn a lot about the future direction of monetary policy given who is taking the decisions and what they themselves have studied in the past.
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alternative investment variation of mainstream
Alternative investing used to be fairly clear-cut – anything other than equities, bonds, property and cash – but now even these are arguably ‘alternative’.
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first state launches EM bond fund
First State has launched an Emerging Markets Bond Fund with Helene Williamson and her newly-established EM debt team at the helm.
