I was lucky enough to be in Croatia as it celebrated joining the EU on 1 July, while many in Britain are campaigning to see us leave the union. In a similar way, while some investors see now as the ideal time to buy into Europe, others have sold out completely.
Balls. I keep getting distracted by Wimbledon. But while those athletes are competing hard to get a grip on those gold trophies, I'm just struggling to get a grip on gold.
It would appear that the economic and market chaos in Europe is coming to an end, or already has according to Smith & Williamson’s European Growth Trust manager Mark Pignatelli.
John Lester this morning starts his new role as sales manager, strategic partnerships, at Investec AM, having left Argonaut after just six months.
In a senior management change at Argonaut, Dennis Pellerito has been named as head of its UK sales team
Argonaut, originally part of the Ignis group, is nearing the end of a restructuring that will see it become operationally independent of Ignis in ten days time, add a number of high-profile managers including ex-Neptune exec John Lester, and target overseas markets.
Argonaut has added a euro share class to Barry Norris’ Ignis Argonaut European Alpha Fund.
Argonaut has named its first chief operating officer as it brings its day-to-day business management
Argonaut has confirmed it is to become a standalone business and break its JV arrangement with Ignis
Ignis is expected to end its joint venture business model with Argonaut.
