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  • Threadneedle halves equity overweight

    Threadneedle halves equity overweight

    Threadneedle Investments has halved its equity overweight in the last week, shifting approximately $1bn back into cash amid concerns over China and reservation over the asset class.

  • Why Europe needs to raise its game

    Why Europe needs to raise its game

    Peripheral Europe needs to raise its game against Germany if it is to prosper, while disparate inflation rates are a necessary part of the eurozones very painful adjustment process, according to Arbuthnots Ruth Lea.

  • Woolnoughs double edged sword over bond markets

    Woolnoughs double edged sword over bond markets

    The fund manager of the £18.8bn M&G Optimal Income Fund believes steeper yield curves signal bigger returns.

  • Close Brothers AM boosts equity team

    Close Brothers AM boosts equity team

    Close Brothers Asset Management has added five new analysts to its equity research team.

  • Update BH Global on lower fee structure

    Update BH Global on lower fee structure

    Following BH Globals proposals to invest fully in Brevan Howard Multi-Strategy Master Fund (BHMS), the hedge fund has clarified its position over the conditions of fee payment.

  • Allianz GI to launch US smallcap for UK investors

    Allianz GI to launch US smallcap for UK investors

    The Luxembourg-domiciled fund will be available later this year.

  • iShares offers cheapest physical ETF in UK

    iShares offers cheapest physical ETF in UK

    The ETF provider has slashed its fee by more than half on two of its three S&P 500 trackers.

  • BH Global restructure will shrink fees

    BH Global restructure will shrink fees

    The board of BH Global is proposing investing its £593m of net assets into the Brevan Howard Multi-Strategy Master Fund with a resultant reduction in fees.

  • Head-to-head

    Head-to-head

    The £20bn Standard Life GARS Fund and £2.7bn Ignis Absolute Return Global Bond Fund are two of the largest and sophisticated products in the retail space, but what is it that makes them work, who runs them, and in which market conditions will they perform best and worst?

  • Liontrust sees drop in net inflows but grows AUM

    Liontrust sees drop in net inflows but grows AUM

    Over the financial year, net inflows were 26% lower YOY but made an upward recovery in the final quarter.

  • Lazard UK Equity Income renamed

    Lazard UK Equity Income renamed

    Lazard has renamed UK Equity Income Fund with immediate effect to better reflect the fund’s multi-cap approach.

  • Ashcourt Rowan purchase of UKWM gains FCA approval

    Ashcourt Rowan purchase of UKWM gains FCA approval

    Ashcourt Rowan has received FCA approval for its latest acquisition of UK Wealth Management, growing its national reach to 17 offices responsible for more than £5bn.