institutional investors pile into china
China Equity Funds posted their biggest weekly inflow in more than two years last week, as investor sentiment towards the eurozone debt crisis and its successful resolution swung back towards positive.
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india short term hiccup hides long term growth
India’s woeful market performance in 2011 is a short-term blip in what is otherwise a long-term growth story, argues Ambit IA’s Andrew Holland.
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blackrock planning an americas equity ar fund
BlackRock is putting plans in place to launch an absolute return Sicav based on securities in the US, Canada and Latin America.
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invesco launches global financials fund
Invesco Perpetual is to launch Global Financial Capital Fund aimed at profiting from the rehabilitation of the sector, including major banks in North American, UK and Europe.
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uk politicians can learn from europeans
Tim Cockerill argues that European politicians are right to take decisions to manage their economies that go against the market view.
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Henderson changes management of fi business
Jim Irvine is to replace Mitesh Sheth as head of Henderson’s fixed income business.
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morton departs blackrock uk property
BlackRock has confirmed Jeff Morton, head of investment on its UK Property Fund, has left the firm to pursue other opportunities.
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ossiam and ftse group join forces
Natixis-owned Ossiam announced today it has teamed with FTSE Group to launch a minimum variance-based ETF using a specially designed index.
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meteor focuses on income
Meteor Asset Management has announced the release of its latest tranche of FTSE-based structured products, with a bias towards income for yield hungry investors.
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std life cte bonds real estate selective equities
Andrew Milligan sees the risks of 2012 being similar to those of the previous 12 months although risk assets themselves are priced cheaply.
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property remains a fashion faux pas
Like tax cuts and tank tops, property has a tendency to be either in or out of fashion in a big way.
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lazard announces global controlled
Lazard Asset Management has launched the Global Controlled Volatility Fund, a long-only strategy designed to achieve market-like returns with 20% to 40% less volatility than its benchmark.