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Nobody would claim that economists have ever done a great job at forecasting the economy and trying to forecast anything with as many moving parts as the economy is a next to impossible task.
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Global equity returns to halve
Investors must expect global equity returns to halve compared to the growth enjoyed over the past five years since the Fed first initiated QE, according to UBS Wealth Managements CIO Alexander Friedman.
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UBS fixed income henderson
Former UBS Global Asset Management global fixed income head Rob Gambi is to join Henderson to serve as its chief investment officer.
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Manduca closes poor performer
UBS is to close Frank Manduca’s Smaller Companies Fund as a result of its small size and poor performance.
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High Court judge requested
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has requested a High Court judge hears the case of Tom Hayes, the former UBS trader who was charged last month with conspiracy to rig the yen Libor rate, as a result of the complexity and seriousness of the charge.
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Amundi bolsters global equity capabilities
Nicholas Melhuish has been hired as head of global equity at Amundi as part of the firm’s drive to further develop its capabilities in the sector.
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First UK Libor criminal case comes to court
Tom Hayes, a former UBS and Citigroup trader, will appear before Westminster Magistrates on Thursday charged with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud in relation to Libor-rigging.
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UBS launches diversified commodities ETF
UBS Global Asset Management has launched a new commodities ETF which tracks the UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Total Return Index, a benchmark weighted according to economic and liquidity data and individual commodities’ global consumption patterns.
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Forecast remains gloomy for troubled EU investors
US bond investors are more bullish about the global economic outlook than UK equities investors, indicating for the first time that geographic location rather than the targeted asset class is driving sentiment and market confidence, research has revealed.
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UBS launches Sterling Corporate Bond Fund
UBS has today launched a Sterling Corporate Bond Indexed Fund managed by the passive fixed income team.
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Four funds downgraded following Morningstar review
Allianz, JP Morgan, Pioneer and UBS have all had funds downgraded following the Morningstar OBSR Global Analysts Ratings meeting.
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UBS fined 9 and half m by FSA
UBS has agreed to settle a case brought against it by the FSA early, reducing its fine to £9.5m from £13.5m.