BlackRock launches Asia absolute return fund
BlackRock has launched the Strategic Funds Asia Pacific Absolute Return Fund, which will aim to exploit the region’s “under-appreciated areas of strength.”
Author: Kristen McGachey
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Investors piled into EM for wrong reasons – Hermes’ Greenberg
Investors have jumped into emerging markets for the wrong reasons, according to Hermes Investment Management’s Gary Greenberg, and with the strong possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike, he predicts it is only a matter of time until they realise they have had their dessert before the main meal.
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Morgan Stanley launches pair of ESG multi-asset funds
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has added the Global Balanced and Global Balanced Defensive funds to its line-up.
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European Wealth revises charges to lift financial planning arm
European Wealth has announced it will alter its fee structure after its financial planning arm saw disappointing turnover and the overall group reported losses in the first half of the year.
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EM equities see rapid rise in retail flows
Retail investment platform Rplan saw a big increase in flows into emerging market funds over the last three months, with the notable exception of China-only investments.
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BoE’s monetary magic isn’t working for investors – Psigma
The Bank of England’s efforts to soothe the post-Brexit economy are discouraging savers from spending and pushing them into riskier investments, warned Psigma chief investment officer Tom Becket.
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Miton’s Jane backs US and emerging equities if inflation picks up
If the lower for longer period of global growth and interest rates does come to an end, David Jane, manager of Miton Group’s multi-asset range, said he would have to restructure roughly half of his portfolio.
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Global equities, bonds seen as overvalued, CFA survey shows
Growing uncertainty in developed markets and a flight to safe haven assets post-Brexit have skewed valuations, according to an increasing number of industry professionals polled by the CFA Society of the UK.
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Is the BoE corporate bond buying programme a post-Brexit saviour?
The unveiling of the Bank of England’s latest stimulus measures has already prompted a burst of activity on the sterling bond front, but is it enough to drive the United Kingdom economy forward and does it present investment opportunities?
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M&G and Aberdeen still in the doghouse
Tilney Bestinvest’s “Spot the Dog” report names M&G Investments as the firm with the highest number of assets in underperforming funds and Aberdeen Asset Management as the fund house with the most ‘dog funds’.
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Manager continuity key to consistent trust outperformance
Research by the UK’s Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has found a correlation between fund manager longevity and fund performance.
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SJP raises dividend, rolls out new income fund
St James’s Place has increased its interim dividend by 15% despite reporting a drop in profit for the second quarter.