Investment

  • source lists gold etc in gbp

    source lists gold etc in gbp

    Source has listed its Physical Gold P-ETC in sterling on the London Stock Exchange, complementing the dollar listing it already has on the UK’s exchange.

  • investors throw in the towel for 2011

    investors throw in the towel for 2011

    Investors have sold out and are waiting for the New Year to see “how the land lies”, according to latest fund flows from EPFR Global.

  • martin currie gem fund opens to investors

    martin currie gem fund opens to investors

    Martin Currie’s newly-launched Global Emerging Markets Sicav is now open to UK investors.

  • aviva expands structured product range

    aviva expands structured product range

    Aviva Investors has announced the expansion of its structured product range with the launch of the Aviva Investors Defined Growth Fund 3.

  • distressed debt greater margin of safety

    distressed debt greater margin of safety

    Backed up by a return pushing 50% since 2009, Jon Macintosh argues why he thinks distressed debt is one cycle that is worth taking for a ride.

  • volatility creates fixed income opportunities

    volatility creates fixed income opportunities

    The fixed income and credit landscape has changed dramatically over the past five years, and many investors still have to catch onto the opportunities this presents, say Thomas Leah and Ky Van Tang.

  • largest shareholder criticises brwm trust board

    largest shareholder criticises brwm trust board

    In an open letter, City of London Investment Group praises the management of the BlackRock World Mining Trust but takes a swipe at its Board for not doing enough for the share price to reflect the growth of returns.

  • Is Nick Hayes the right choice to replace Theo Zemek?

    Is Nick Hayes the right choice to replace Theo Zemek?

    Todays big news sees Theo Zemek bring down the curtain on her frontline fund management career, presumably permanently, as she focuses on her senior management role as part of Axa IMs board. But what exactly does this mean for the firms fixed income capabilities, and does Nick Hayes have the right credentials as her replacement?

  • neptune soft launches its latest max alpha fund

    neptune soft launches its latest max alpha fund

    Neptune is to soft launch the latest proposition within its Max Alpha range investing in Chinese securities.

  • investment trusts switch focus to income

    investment trusts switch focus to income

    Investment trusts aimed to tap into investors’ desire for income in 2011, with new launches and policy changes for existing funds reflecting the trend.

  • value in japan is not just a broken record

    value in japan is not just a broken record

    Sam Perry looks at two contrasting examples of Japanese corporate governance before concluding that estimates of earnings growth at 20%+ for the next couple of years is a sign of equity strength.

  • gam to launch new em fund for new hires

    gam to launch new em fund for new hires

    GAM has made two senior hires to run a new long only emerging market fund due for launch in Q1 next year.