Year in review: Europe
Despite concerns about heightened political volatility, 2017 proved a strong year for funds investing in Europe with no funds in the IA Europe ex UK sector losing money.
Schroders
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Schroders launches five risk-targeted funds
Schroders has partnered with Distribution Technology to launch a range of five risk-targeted funds.
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Schroders’ Blanning ends 32-year career
Schroders’ is set to lose the head of its emerging market debt absolute return and commodities group, Geoff Blanning, who will retire in April 2018.
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The data that proves the Santa rally is real
Santa may as well be real for UK investors after analysis revealed the FTSE 100 does indeed rally over the Christmas period.
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UK investors bullish on returns over next five years
Despite adopting a cautious approach to risk, UK investors expect to generate an average 8.7% return on investments over the next five years, according to the Schroders Global Investor Study.
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SJP freshens up investment approach
St James’s Place has brought in managers from Schroders and Select Equity Group to run funds amid a raft of changes to its investment offering coming into force in November.
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Wells Fargo poaches Schroders’ manager in multi-asset expansion
Wells Fargo has nabbed staff from Schroders and BlackRock to expand its multi-asset portfolios team.
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Unilever’s ‘highly-rated shares’ stumble as Q3 sales disappoint
Unilever’s shares were shaky as it revealed a poor set of third quarter results, which failed to live up to analysts’ expectations.
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Schroders’ AUM hits fresh highs
Schroders continued to grow AUM in the first half of 2017, with net inflows of £800m according to its half year results.
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Are investors becoming complacent to risk?
Rising equity markets and falling levels of volatility place investors at the risk of becoming complacent, according to Schroders’ chief economist Keith Wade.
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Los Angeles beats London as best city to invest in
Los Angeles has pipped London as the top global city in terms of its attractiveness as an investment hub.
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Cazenove Capital appoints Mary-Anne Daly as UK chief executive
Cazenove Capital has named Mary-Anne Daly as its chief executive in the UK, filling the role left vacant after Andrew Ross moved to the firm’s parent group Schroders.
