Alan Orchard to leave arc at year end
Alan Orchard is to leave Asset Risk Consultants at the end of this year after just a few months with the firm.
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collins stewart to be taken over by canadian firm
Collins Stewart Hawkpoint is to be bought by Canadian brokerage firm Canaccord in a deal expected to be worth £250m.
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dont write off apac just yet
The news that not a single Asia Pacific ex-Japan fund has produced returns north of 0.27% in the year-to-end of November will not be welcomed by investors. But first, a little perspective…
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first state expands global resources team
First State Investments has appointed Tal Lomnitzer as portfolio manager within the Global Resources team.
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octopus cio departs
Lothar Mentel has left Octopus Investments and will not be replaced in his role as chief investment officer.
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apac x japan funds fail investors
Analysis of funds in the IMAs Asia Pacific ex Japan sector shows a very long list of negative returns for investors during 2011.
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swips villainous ethical funds
Scottish Widows’ Ethical Fund and its Environmental Investor Fund have been branded “villains” by Barchester Green Investment, an IFA specialising in ethical and socially responsible investing.
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low positive growth to be the theme of 2012
Policy makers will be hoping the economic challenges at the end of 2012 will be far less acute than they are at the start – but the portents do not look good.
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new infrastructure sicav
Bilfinger Berger has successfully raised the £200m+ targeted through an initial public offering for its closed-ended infrastructure investment company.
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wagstaff henderson third glbl head distribution
Paul Feeney has stepped up to take on Phil Wagstaffs role as chief executive of Skandia Investment Group given the latters departure after just two weeks for Henderson Global Investors.
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fund outflows ease in october
Outflows from both bond and equity funds eased significantly in October, compared to those experienced in a “summer of carnage”, according to latest data from Lipper FMI.
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fund managers to be accountable to ima spirit test
In the latest in a number of attempts to create a definition of its Managed Sectors that is useful for all the various user groups – fund managers, intermediaries and Joe Public – the IMA emphasised that funds should comply with the spirit of the definition.
