fed choices limited so expect further stimulus
Neil Williams suggests the Fed has few options but to increase stimulus but questions what effect it will have on US consumers.
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fairbairn private bank hires robert currie
Fairbairn Private Bank has appointed Robert Currie as head of UK private banking, a move that comes hot on the heels of the departure of former head of banking David Stearn and former CIO Russel Waite earlier this week.
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gregson takes on hendersons funds at jp morgan
Neil Gregson is to take over as the manager of Ian Henderson’s natural resources funds early in 2012.
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Lombard Odier appoints healthcare specialist
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has appointed Bruce Turner to manage the healthcare portfolio strategy element of its 1798 Fundamental Strategies Fund and Global Equity Long/Short Fund.
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first state launches EM bond fund
First State has launched an Emerging Markets Bond Fund with Helene Williamson and her newly-established EM debt team at the helm.
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lets get physical
It has been a tough day for those employed by Credit Suisse, who may wish to keep their heads down following the companys £6m FSA fine over failures in its selling of some structured products.
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managed futures win out over long short strategies
Long/short equity strategies are falling out of favour in the alternative investment space, while global-macro and CTA strategies are set to continue their rise in popularity, according to ML Capital Asset Management.
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polar capital hires ton tija
Polar Capital has appointed Ton Tija to establish a European Market Neutral franchise for the group.
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kames poaches property specialists from ing
Kames Capital has poached three team members from specialist property multi-manager ING REIM as part of its continued transition following the rebrand from Aegon Asset Management.
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f and c taps into advisers multi manager weakness
F&C’s retail business saw net inflows during the third quarter, despite the group reporting outflows, due to a focus on targeting IFAs with multi-manager products it said today.
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credit suisse fined for SCARP failings
The FSA has fined Credit Suisse £5.95m for failings related to sales of structured capital at risk products (SCARPs) in the UK.
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Optimism in Europe could be shortlived
Rory Smith says optimism surrounding European progress towards a ‘grand plan’ to deal with the debt crisis is premature, and further tests are yet to come.
