Bond funds continue to win investor favour
EPFR Global statistics show investors increasing their risk exposure, with fixed income assets seeing the largest inflows.
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cater allen offer potential
Santander-owned Cater Allen Private Bank has launched a structured product offering the potential to lock in a return of 6.5% gross for each year the FTSE 100 is at or above its initial level during the product term.
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name change for henderson pacific
Henderson TR Pacific Investment Trust has changed its name to Henderson Asian Growth Trust after a decision made by the board.
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one year on and a fresh narrative for japan
Next week Japan will mark the first anniversary of the passing of 16,000 lives, with many more lives ruined and a mammoth undertaking ahead still to rebuild its east coast.
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five things investors learnt from Greek default
Jim Leaviss praises the fact the European Central Bank is no a democratic organisation while warning this is not the only time Greece will default.
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Kay review says ima wrong
The Kay Review of UK equity markets and long-term decision making has published an interim report, disagreeing with the IMA’s suggestion that asset managers are investors and not traders.
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first glbl convertibles sicav from frank temp
Franklin Templeton has launched its first global convertibles Sicav to be run by Alan Muschott.
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focused frontier fund from renaissance am
Renaissance Asset Managers has added a frontier markets fund to its Luxembourg domiciled Sicav.
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new monthly income bond fund
Principal Investment Management has launched a Monthly Income Investment Grade Bond Fund, designed to take a cautious approach and provide investors with access to its best fixed interest ideas.
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are you guilty of offshore discrimination
In the past 10 years the share of cross-border products as a proportion of European-wide sales has more than doubled, from 21% in 2001 to 43% in 2011, according to Lipper. But UK parochialism is still alive and well.
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martin currie european equity fund income
Martin Currie has handed its Europen Equity Fund to Ross Watson who will now run it as an equity income proposition.
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berry looks east and west for equity income
Berry Asset Management has swapped its Japan exposure for a greater allocation to Asia and the US as it widens it hunt for equity income returns.
