Schroders launches flexible catastrophe bond fund
Investment management group Schroders has launched a flexible catastrophe bond fund which will invest up to 25% in private cat bonds and be able to take tactical short positions.
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FandC 44th annual dividend rise
F&C Investment Trust saw its dividend per share rise for the 44th consecutive year in 2014, the group announced in its annual statement.
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Bond valuation concerns hit record high
Bonds have hit their highest overvaluation levels for more than 14 years, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
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Polar AUM drops on Japan outflows
Polar Capital Holdings assets under management have shrunk by £678m in the past year, driven by £1.5bn outflows from its Japan business
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Despite momentum jury still out on Japan
According to a report by QuotedData, Japanese-centric trusts accounted for four of the top 10 performing companies in March, but investors remain divided on the sustainability of the recent upturn
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RWC launches new Japan fund
RWC has launched the RWC Nissay Japan Focus Fund with day one investment totalling approximately $40m.
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Eurozone optimism misguided Coombs
Many see the eurozone as the recovery story of the next few years. At the time of writing, data from provider EPFR shows $35.6 billion has flowed into European equity funds so far this year. However, we believe there is more chance of disappointment in the medium-to-long-term, as structural problems continue to dog the continent.
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Collective conviction and avoiding contamination
Heartwood Investment Management believes in keeping things simple, maintaining that similar treatment of all clients with the same risk profile gets rid of a lot of frictional activity and allows its investment team to focus.
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Source adds currency hedging to Japan ETF
ETP specialist Source has added US dollar and euro-hedged share classes to its JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF.
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Dont be misled by the topdown view
Japanese equity investors that utilise a stock-picking approach have nothing to worry about when it comes to valuations, says Swiss & Global Asset Managements Ernst Glanzmann.
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Jupiter hands control of Global Managed Fund
Jupiter Asset Management has removed Simon Somerville from the head of its Global Managed Fund and handed the reins to recent recruit Stephen Mitchell.
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Axa IMs Asia chief Flood leaves
Simon Flood has left as head of Asia Pacific at Axa Investment Managers after just seven months in the role.