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  • fiscal reform vital for us success

    fiscal reform vital for us success

    Major fiscal reform is essential if the US is to avoid being dragged back into recession, according to renowned economist Nancy Lazar.

  • uk economy could be a repeat of the 1970s

    uk economy could be a repeat of the 1970s

    Ian Kernohan describes the coming years for the UK as a period of low frowth that will rival the austerity we saw in the 1970s.

  • snowden qe is the answer not eurobonds

    snowden qe is the answer not eurobonds

    Stephen Snowden says that the eurobond ship has sailed and that printing money is the solution to the European debt crisis.

  • syz launches european selection strategy

    syz launches european selection strategy

    Syz & Co has announced the launch of Oyster European Selection, a new sub-fund of its Oyster Luxembourg Ucits Sicav which is managed by European equities specialist Eric Bendahan.

  • sarasin and parmenion join forces

    sarasin and parmenion join forces

    Sarasin & Partners and Parmenion have joined together to provide a number of risk-rated investment portfoloios aimed at intermediaries and their clients.

  • hsbc opens frontier strategy to retail

    hsbc opens frontier strategy to retail

    HSBC Global Asset Management has unveiled a Luxembourg-domiciled frontier markets fund for retail investors.

  • fsa fines ifa for third time

    fsa fines ifa for third time

    The FSA has fined Julian Harris, owner of a Kent-based IFA business with the same name, for a third time for failing to perform adequate due diligence before appointing advisers.

  • pa analysis back to the drawing board for the ima

    pa analysis back to the drawing board for the ima

    The IMA has taken the easy way out and copied the ABI’s mixed asset sector definitions so, unfortunately, the debate over how to categorise the various Managed Sectors is not over yet.

  • deutsche bank and cooperman join forces

    deutsche bank and cooperman join forces

    Deutsche Bank has teamed with ex-Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman and hedge fund veteran Leon Cooperman to launch the Ucits-compliant DB Platinum Omega Fund.

  • natixis launches us value fund

    natixis launches us value fund

    Natixis Global Associates has announced the launch of a US value fund managed by Harris Associates for UK investors.

  • ima confirms replacements for managed sector names

    ima confirms replacements for managed sector names

    The IMA has changed its Managed Sector definitions to mirror those recently introduced by the ABI.

  • policymakers key to better market performance

    policymakers key to better market performance

    Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at BlackRock, says markets will be range-bound for the foreseeable future, with an improvement dependent on policymakers “gaining traction”.