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  • GAM targets Indian equities with outsourced fund

    GAM targets Indian equities with outsourced fund

    In a bid to take advantage of continued UK investor interest in India, GAM has launched a new equity fund

  • Amundi bolsters fixed income presence in US

    Amundi bolsters fixed income presence in US

    Amundi has hired a new head of international high yield bond management for its fixed income management centre in the US.

  • Lack of alternatives driving property

    Lack of alternatives driving property

    The phrase safe as houses rang rather hollow in the wake of the collapse of Lehmann Brothers. And, for a while, the managers of property funds had a hard time convincing people that the asset class was still a sound investment.

  • JPMAM eyes European travel sector gems

    JPMAM eyes European travel sector gems

    There are interesting opportunities to be found amongst European travel and leisure companies such as Ryanair and Royal Caribbean Cruises, according to Jon Ingram, manager of the JPM Europe Dynamic ex UK fund.

  • Brewin Dolphin partners outsourcing adviser

    Brewin Dolphin partners outsourcing adviser

    Brewin Dolphin has enhanced its ability to support advisers in analysing their options when outsourcing legacy business with a new partnership.

  • F&C brings blended property fund onshore

    F&C brings blended property fund onshore

    F&C Investments has announced it has brought its F&C Property Growth & Income Fund onshore in the form of a new UK OEIC.

  • Aberdeen suffers 4bn outflows in Q4

    Aberdeen suffers 4bn outflows in Q4

    Aberdeen Asset Management said it is in good shape despite its assets under management shrinking by £4.8bn in the last three months of 2014

  • Montello granted full regulatory status

    Montello granted full regulatory status

    Montello has received full regulatory status from the Financial Conduct Authority as a UK fund manager.

  • Be wary of multiasset funds  Fundhouse

    Be wary of multiasset funds Fundhouse

    Most multi-asset funds need to offer an income yield around the 5% level to be competitive, says rating agency, Fundhouse, but this is increasingly tough to deliver.

  • High growth plus dividends

    High growth plus dividends

    Stocks with high dividend yields are usually found in the more defensive sectors of the stock market that have little upside potential. This is not the case with the investment trust BB Biotech AG (ISIN: CH0038389992). Established in 1993, BB Biotech is a pioneer in biotech investing and has grown to become one of the…

  • Neuberger Berman launches real estate fund

    Neuberger Berman launches real estate fund

    Neuberger Berman is launching the Neuberger Berman Global Real Estate Securities Fund.

  • Is your firm the next in line

    Is your firm the next in line

    Just as football fans love a last-minute transfer deadline-day deal, so financials analysts drool over potential wealth manager mega-mergers.