A rare oasis of attractive bond valuations – Bond Vigilantes research trip
Mike Riddell, manager of three M&G bond funds in the award-winning M&G fixed interest team gives his thoughts on the Middle East debt market.
Author: International Adviser
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tax experts predict tax avoidance big target
Leading tax specialists are predicting that in next week’s UK Budget speech we will see more powers handed to HM Revenue & Customs to prevent and discourage people against aggressive tax avoidance.
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uae leads emerging market growth so far this year
The United Arab Emirates has been the top performing country constituent of the Russell Emerging Markets Index so far this year.
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law firm withers to launch intl planning
Withers, the globally-focused law firm, is to launch a “non-legal” international consultancy that it says will “help families and entrepreneurs decide what future success means for them, and how best to organise and run their affairs to achieve that success”.
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alliance leicester intl iom rebranding
Alliance & Leicester International, the Isle of Man-based international banking arm of Santander, is rebranding as Santander, but will continue to be licenced on the Isle of Man.
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lords committee says proposed gaar narrow
A House of Lords sub-committee on the Draft Finance Bill has found its plans for a General Anti-Abuse Rule are “a reasonable starting point” but “narrowly focused”, and urges that its limitations be publicised.
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natixis launches indian equity fund
Natixis Global Asset Management has launched an Indian equity fund through its Luxembourg-domiciled Sicav for distribution across Europe, including the UK, and into the MENA region.
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sweet spot asia delivers for prudential in 2012
Prudential’s “sweet-spot” Asian markets helped the company deliver a 14% increase in new business profit last year, on a European embedded value basis, with Asia contributing almost 20% to new business profit.
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record net sales of non money market
A surge in investor confidence fuelled record sales of non-money market Ucits funds in January, according To EFAMA.
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kinetic partners receives lux licence
Kinetic Partners has had an application to become a fund management company in Luxembourg approved by the Luxembourg Financial Authority.
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sipp investors in harlequin likely
Investors who used a self invested personal pension to invest in property developer Harlequin are likely “in all cases” to have broken pension rules limiting borrowing levels.
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january fund sales record books
Long-term funds attracted their highest monthly inflows in seven years in January, with both bond and equity sales contributing to the strength in numbers, according to Lipper data.