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Catley Lakeman launches bespoke index-tracking arm
Catley Lakeman is launching bespoke delta one securities, offering wealth managers the ability to tailor their own index-based investments.
Threadneedle gov't bond boss Fitzsimmons exits
Quentin Fitzsimmons, head of government bonds and foreign exchange at Threadneedle, is leaving the firm after nearly nine years to take a career break.
Brevan Howard: the China picture is darkening
Recent data from China has been poor and hedge fund Brevan Howard fears the Tiger may be losing its battle of balancing continued growth with controlled inflation.
Facebook: worth a poke?
Few can fail to be impressed by the social media firm's numbers, but can it continue to grow its revenues and justify a potential $100 billion market valuation?
Newton Real Return
Newton Real Return manager Iain Stewart has been disappointed by the performance of corporate bonds and gold positions within the £5.5 billion fund over the past 12 months that saw the fund produce flat performance.
Investec Wealth & Investment profit dips on restructure costs
(Update) Investec's wealth arm saw a 4.2% fall in profit on restructuring costs, while its specialist banking arm saw a 30% slump in earmings. However, it funds business had a record year.
Vanguard launches into UK ETF market
Vanguard Asset Management has launched its inaugural UK exchange traded fund range, offering a suite of five low-cost funds.
Insight launches global absolute return bond fund
The BNY Mellon subsidary is to launch an absolute return bond fund for Peter Bentley and Andrew Wickham.
Citywire Selection: are the underperformers bouncing back?
We take a look at Citywire Selection’s 20 biggest underperformers in 2011 and analyse their fortunes in 2012 based on their performance this year to the end of April.
HgCapital Trust
HgCapital Trust has remained cautious on new investments over the past 18 months but took the opportunity to add German stock Qundis to the portfolio in recent days.
Newton’s Stewart on the challenges of the absolute return sector
Iain Stewart, manager of the Newton Real Return fund, discusses the difficulty of running an absolute return fund over the past year and explains how he hopes to turn performance around.
Clunie focuses on insurers and luxury in Swip funds shake-up
Citywire A-rated fund manager James Clunie will run an extra £495 million following his takever of SWIP's UK Select Growth and UK Opportunities funds, and is re-focusing the vehicles.
Retail bonds: a good deal or too risky?
The growing trend of corporate bonds being sold at retail has seen several well-known firms raise more than £1.4 billion from private investors, but are they a good deal?
Alternative Ucits: Cazenove's Marriage shorts 'excessively valued' bluechips
‘It’s a very straightforward process, driven by stock picking,’ says Marriage. ‘We recognise our limitations. We don’t do macro and we don’t use any sort of quantitative screening.’
The trusts about to receive a big rerating on dividend freedom
A continuing rise in asset value, significant discount narrowing and an attractive dividend yield is a powerful combination
Trojan
Sebastian Lyon believes the stockmarket rally is likely to peter out and that the recent bounce is likely to prove temporary as the economic pressures of low growth reassert themselves.
Colin McLean: the market is underestimating China risk
A-rated Colin McLean fears the market is behind the curve when it comes to assessing the Tiger threat, and fears China is now reliant on the US and European recovery.
Premier hires former Fleming man to run water funds
The Guildford-based asset manager has bolstered the team on its Energy and Water and Global Power and Water funds with the hire of Utilico's James Smith.
Investment Trust Insider: Is Jon Moulton worth a 35% premium?
I have been convinced that Better Capital’s rating would crack since it was launched but I have been proved wrong.
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