standard life creates global equity income fund
Shareholders of the Standard Life Managed Fund have voted overwhelmingly in favour of converting it into a Global Equity Income Fund, according to the firm.
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volatility creates fixed income opportunities
The fixed income and credit landscape has changed dramatically over the past five years, and many investors still have to catch onto the opportunities this presents, say Thomas Leah and Ky Van Tang.
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largest shareholder criticises brwm trust board
In an open letter, City of London Investment Group praises the management of the BlackRock World Mining Trust but takes a swipe at its Board for not doing enough for the share price to reflect the growth of returns.
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whitefoord drops absolute return fund name
Discretionary investment manager Whitefoord LLP has changed the name of its Absolute Return Fund to the CF Cautela Fund, as its manager took a pop at the Absolute Return sector.
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fund houses have plenty of work to do on kiids
Research from Kneip shows that fund houses have plenty of work to do before their KIIDs documents are fully compliant with what the regulators want to see.
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morgan stanley launches brazilian strategy
Morgan Stanley has launched a Brazilian long/short strategy via its Dublin-domiciled Ucits platform.
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Is Nick Hayes the right choice to replace Theo Zemek?
Todays big news sees Theo Zemek bring down the curtain on her frontline fund management career, presumably permanently, as she focuses on her senior management role as part of Axa IMs board. But what exactly does this mean for the firms fixed income capabilities, and does Nick Hayes have the right credentials as her replacement?
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neptune soft launches its latest max alpha fund
Neptune is to soft launch the latest proposition within its Max Alpha range investing in Chinese securities.
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swip adds to high yield fixed income range
SWIP has expanded its high yield range with a best ideas European proposition.
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investment trusts switch focus to income
Investment trusts aimed to tap into investors’ desire for income in 2011, with new launches and policy changes for existing funds reflecting the trend.
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value in japan is not just a broken record
Sam Perry looks at two contrasting examples of Japanese corporate governance before concluding that estimates of earnings growth at 20%+ for the next couple of years is a sign of equity strength.
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hayes takes on axa im corporate bond fund
Nick Hayes has taken over from Theodora Zemek as the lead manager of the Axa Sterling Corporate Bond Fund, as he continues to make his mark on the Axa IM fixed income team.
