Investment

  • a letter from singapore

    a letter from singapore

    Aberdeen Asset Management Asia’s managing director, Hugh Young, gives a sense of how matters really look out east and decides which of the Asian giants present the most compelling investment case.

  • invesco raids std life for new multi asset

    invesco raids std life for new multi asset

    Standard Life Investments has lost three of its multi-asset team who are leaving to set up a bran new multi-asset division for Invesco Perpetual.

  • Whats in a name

    Whats in a name

    So long Skandia, and hello Old Mutual Wealth. Its the latest industry rebrand, but what should it matter to you?

  • syz co em fund not designed around the big five

    syz co em fund not designed around the big five

    Syz & Co’s new emerging markets fund has been designed around an index that avoids the usual reliance on the largest countries by cap size of those that follow the MSCI EM index.

  • listed hedge funds absolute returns

    listed hedge funds absolute returns

    Stephen Peters goes in search of funds that can provide an absolute return but do not charge a performance fee for providing investors with nothing more than market beta.

  • New credit research head for Old Mutual

    New credit research head for Old Mutual

    Old Mutual Asset Managers has hired Tim Barker from SocGen as head of credit research within Stewart Cowleys fixed income and macro team.

  • shift into third gear still some way off

    shift into third gear still some way off

    Neil Williams, chief economist at Hermes Fund Managers, explains why political risk and fiscal corrections are dual factors in subdued growth across the globe.

  • Principal rolls out US equity income fund

    Principal rolls out US equity income fund

    Principal Global Investors has launched Edge Equity Income Fund, a US large-cap focused vehicle designed to provide long-term growth in both income and capital.

  • inflation linked bonds key part of strategy Iggo

    inflation linked bonds key part of strategy Iggo

    With long-term break-even inflation rates below 2.5% for the developed markets, Chris Iggo makes the case for having inflation protection in his bond portfolios.

  • Barings to launch China Bond Fund for Chang

    Barings to launch China Bond Fund for Chang

    Barings plans to launch China Bond Fund for its recently-appointed head of Asian debt, Sean Chang.

  • swiss global unveils em market corporate bond

    swiss global unveils em market corporate bond

    Swiss & Global has revealed details of the emerging market corporate bond fund that it launched at the end of August.

  • alternative ucits strategies grow in q2

    alternative ucits strategies grow in q2

    The volume of assets in alternative Ucits strategies reached 82.5bn at the end of the second quarter of this year.