United Kingdom equities are in a period of ‘elevated risk’ which necessitates having a thorough ‘safety check’ built into investment processes, according to Miton UK Value Opportunities fund manager Georgina Hamilton.
Miton multi-asset manager David Jane is bolstering the defences within his portfolios due to what he sees as ‘deteriorating market narrative and fundamentals’.
The Miton Income Fund has changed somewhat since Bill Mott’s retirement in July last year, Eric Moore, the fund’s lead manager says, but it has been evolutionary, rather than revolutionary.
Shares in Reckitt Benckiser rose more than 1.5% on Monday after it produced a strong set of first half numbers.
Miton has recruited ex JOHCM European equities manager Carlos Moreno ahead of a fund launch later this year.
The leading European equities indices have jumped this morning as reports emerge indicating a deal has been reached to offer Greece a new bailout and keep it in the eurozone.
GHC Capital Markets has announced the appointment of a new chairman to its asset allocation committee.
The active management of asset prices by central bankers is likely to remain a dominant feature of 2015, said Miton multi-asset head David Jane.
With many a UK investors eye trained toward the upcoming election and the prospect of a high level of volatility leading up to and following the vote, resilience is a word that keeps cropping up.
Miton has reported outflows during 2014 of over £1 billion alongside the announcement of a new microcap investment trust.
Mitons George Godber started out as a fund manager at arguably the worst possible time but he rode out the storm to see much better days.
According to a survey by the Bank of England, inflation expectations for the next 12 months among the general public fell to the lowest since November 2001.
