Is the risk worth the reward
Income is increasingly important to investors, and at least half are prepared to take more risk in order to achieve greater returns, a survey by Legg Mason has found.
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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.
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warning on alternatives as poor diversifiers
Alternative assets used as diversifiers may be damaging portfolios due to high correlation with other underlying assets, a report by Capital Generation Partners shows.
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what secrets will the FCA reveal
The FSA has published a discussion paper looking at increased transparency and disclosure in financial services. So what are the aspects of your company it wants to share with the world?
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Principal buys lions share of Liongate
Principal Global Investors has bought a majority stake in Liongate Capital Management in a bid to meet increased client demand for both alternative investments and portfolio-wide hedged solutions.
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Glass moves in-house at City Financial
Graham Glass has been appointed head of fixed income at City Financial, having managed the firm’s Strategic Global Bond Fund on an outsourced basis since its re-launch in January 2012.
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Walker Crips profits from sale of Liontrust stock
Walker Crips has reduced its exposure to Liontrust, converting and selling a proportion of the stock it obtained as part of the sale of its asset management arm last year.
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emd expansion at sli
Standard Life Investments (SLI) has appointed Kieran Curtis as investment director in its emerging market debt team, which was created last April by ex-Threadneedle head of EMD Richard House.
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Strong year for Ucits as European economy improves
Ireland and Luxembourg accounted for the majority of Ucits net sales in 2012, while inflows across Europe returned to positive territory on the back of strong demand.
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Fand c proceed with caution
Foreign and Colonial Investment Trust is adopting a more cautious approach to investment in 2013 due to continued economic uncertainty.
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another new fund for schroders jolly
In the latest of a number of fixed income developments Schroders has launched a Global Unconstrained Bond Fund to be managed by Bob Jolly and his global multi-sector team.
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Italy problems resolved by Italy not ECB
One solution for Italy's economic/fiscal problems could mean pushing Italy closer to the edge of its own fiscal cliff so it finally recognises the need for action, says Chris Iggo.