Richard Dunbar says investors will learn little from the debates or even the outcome to the US Presidential campaign though fund managers do have one over-riding concern, how to cope with the fiscal cliff.
The IMA has appointed ex-AIC director general Daniel Godfrey as its new chief executive, taking over from Richard Saunders from 1 December.
Following a number of false dawns for the banks, European analysts are once again predicting a growth in profits across the sector. So is it time to reallocate to financials?
Hargreaves Lansdown has called for the asset management industry to take another look at performance fees, putting the argument forward for the charge to be scrapped entirely.
Deutsche Bank has launched a global macro fund on its Ucits platform managed by Tim Tacchi and in partnership with TT International.
According to State Street's Investor Confidence Index, confidence is at its lowest since 2008 although the regional picture looks somewhat different.
Sales of equity funds have overtaken fixed income vehicles for the first time in a year, according to latest stats from the IMA.
Standard Life Investments has confirmed the launch of a unconstrained global emerging markets (GEM) fund for Ross Teverson.
European multi-asset funds have to reconsider their asset allocation and market timing, Fitch Ratings has argued.
The largest 20 asset managers in the world saw their share of total assets fall 2% in 2011 as investors looked to diversify into less well-known firms.
Tim Cockerill names his standout fund picks to take advantage of what he hopes will be a renewed emphasis of governments to tackle climate change.
The most trusted measure of volatility, the Vix also known as the ‘fear index’ fell to a five-year low this summer. Most commentators predict a more turbulent end to the year, but investors can take steps to protect against volatile markets.
