RLAM

  • RLAM unveils passive Asia equities portfolios

    RLAM unveils passive Asia equities portfolios

    Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has revealed details of the new passive portfolios that will replace its Japan Growth and Far East funds.

  • risk mitigation key for bond allocation

    risk mitigation key for bond allocation

    Eric Holt looks at the outlook for sterling fixed income and explains why he sees risk mitigation as central to any fixed income allocation.

  • Royal London acquires Co-op funds arm

    Royal London acquires Co-op funds arm

    Royal London has acquired the Co-operative Banking Group's life insurance and asset management businesses in a deal worth &219m.

  • s and p forced to retract high yield blunder

    s and p forced to retract high yield blunder

    Industry experts reacted with horror to S&P Capital IQ claims that European high yield bond default rates could reach 32% in 2013, a figure which is estimated to be around twice the highest default rate on record.

  • central bank growth policies madness talbut

    central bank growth policies madness talbut

    Robert Talbut argues that risk assets may provide better value today than less risky assets but this is more of an indictment on the lack of value in the latter rather than any tremendous value in the former.

  • Bond fund launches boost rlams inflows

    Bond fund launches boost rlams inflows

    RLAM saw inflows rise 66% to £2.3bn in 2012, buoyed by investor appetite for bond funds, which made up 88% of total new money.

  • No replacement head of equities at Rlam

    No replacement head of equities at Rlam

    Rlam has exited the Japanese and Far East active equities markets citing competitive disadvantage.

  • RLAM launches two new high yield funds

    RLAM launches two new high yield funds

    Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) is launching two new Ucits-compliant global high yield fixed income funds.

  • rlam passive funds a pleasant surprise

    rlam passive funds a pleasant surprise

    RLAM's new move into passive equity management is nothing of the sort having run quants strategies for more than a decade.

  • uk and isle of man credit rating on a par

    uk and isle of man credit rating on a par

    After the Autumn Statement, the ratings agencies asserted that the UK's AAA rating is even more at risk, to which Ian Kernohan now asks "So what?" as we will be in good company should we fall to AA+.

  • rdr and economic conditions ascentric

    rdr and economic conditions ascentric

    Royal London Asset Management saw net new business inflows slow by more than a quarter in the nine months to 30 September, while its Ascentric wrap platform posted an 18% decline in new assets under management.

  • europe deterioration needed before ECB will act

    europe deterioration needed before ECB will act

    The ECB President has promised to “do whatever is necessary to save the euro” but Ian Kernohan argues countries that need a bailout will have to appraoch the ECB not the other way round.