Amundi brings in alternatives strategy head
Amundi Alternative Investments has announced the recruitment of a new head of directional strategies.
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Need to be nimble Iain Stealey
While the plunging euro has grabbed most of the headlines, Iain Stealey, manager of the J.P. Morgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund, says the gyrations underscore a more fundamental point for bond investors: the need to be nimble.
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Unimpressed Woodford calls for reality check
Neil Woodford has called for a dose of reality on the Chancellors claims of a £7bn surplus by the end of the next parliament, and sees a more realistic scenario of a hole of over £120bn in the UKs public finances.
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Tax free lifetime allowance cut to 1m
The UK government is planning to cut the lifetime limit for tax-free pension saving to £1m from £1.25m, along with a series of measures designed to trigger a savings revolution.
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The UK govt creates secondary annuities market
The UK government will remove tax restrictions on people who want to sell the income stream from an existing annuity from 6 April next year, effectively giving them similar freedoms as those soon to be enjoyed by those in defined contribution savings plans.
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Gambling on financials is about to pay off
Investors in the financial sector are seeing their patience being rewarded, says Old Mutual Global Investors’ Richard Buxton.
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A Budget to boost UK equities
George Osborne provided a welcome boost to United Kingdom equities in spelling out why Britain is walking tall again as he delivered the 2015 Budget.
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Budget 2015: Winners, losers and kneejerk reactions
The dust is still swirling around the House of Commons and copies of white papers are being furiously read, but the initial reactions are in on this year’s national budget. And, the consensus, if one believes twitter and the stock market seems to be mixed.
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UK public safest bet for infrastructure investors
When investing in UK infrastructure debt, the public sector is always the best bet, says GCP Infrastructure Investments Stephen Ellis
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white paper reveals multi asset growth
A new white paper produced by Henderson Global Investors has shed light on the rapid growth of multi-asset investing.
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BlackRock unveils UK real estate ETF
The worlds largest asset manager, BlackRock, has launched its second exchange-traded fund (ETF) which aims to mirror the risk and return profile of UK real estate.
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Emerging markets rebalancing
Falling oil prices and the adoption of reform agendas means Asia could soon account for three-quarters of the MSCII Emerging Markets Index, said Catherine Yeung, investment director for Asia ex-Japan equities at Fidelity Investments.