Markets spooked as Greece talks go to the wire
The FTSE 100 fell significantly as markets fretted over whether Greece will fail to reach a deal with its creditors and default on its €300m International Monetary Fund payment tomorrow.
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Grexit could be overshadowed by US GDP – Brooks Macdonald
Kicking the Grexit can down the road has gone on long enough says Brooks Macdonald’s Jon Gumpel, but US Q2 growth figures could push the issue to the sidelines.
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PA ANALYSIS: How safe is all that new cash in European equities?
June is shaping up to be a significant month in the history of the European Union, and for European shares.
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Real economy catching up but investors must be wary – BlackRock
A closing of the gap between the real economy and financial market recovery is promising, says BlackRock’s Justin Christofel, but thin margins of safety mean investors must tread carefully.
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M&G equities funds undergo personnel shifts
M&G Investments has significantly altered the personnel running its equities offerings.
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Invesco issues curve warning
Invesco Perpetual’s chief investment officer Nick Mustoe has said there is a growing risk of policy error in the UK and US given their labour markets are tightening and wage growth has accelerated in both countries.
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Americans like it stupid, for europeans smart is beta
While standard index-trackers are more widely used in the US than in Europe, the opposite is true for so-called smart beta strategies, according to a survey conducted by the asset manager FTSE Russell among mainly institutional investors.
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Heavy utilities regulations translates to sustainable dividends – Fidelity
Investors seeking sustainable dividends should look no further than the heavily-regulated utilities sector, according to Fidelity Worldwide Investment’s Michael Clarke.
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Dexion Capital launches alternatives platform
Dexion Capital has launched an ‘alternatives UCITS platform’ called Dexion Liquid Strategies.
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Strong dollar drives largest global dividends drop for five years
Global dividends fell the most in five years year-on-year in the three months to 31 March, according to research by Henderson Global Investors.
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Clearing the active passive fog around increasingly blurred lines
Post-RDR, the passive and active camps have both moved on, with debates around active share, index biases and cost all coming to the fore in the spirit of innovation.
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Axa im launches flexible property fund to take advantage of deepening debt markets
In a bid to capitalise on the significant deepening of the real estate debt market that followed the disintermediation of banks in the wake of the financial crisis, Axa Investment Management has launched a global flexible property fund.
