Henderson’s plans to double AUM in five years
Henderson Global Investors’ Greg Jones talks about alpha generation and counter-cyclical strategies.
Asset Allocation
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Asian equity managers like India: Morningstar
Portfolio managers of Asia ex-Japan equity funds favour India while avoiding Malaysia and Australia, according to Morningstar.
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French balanced funds strongly outperformed global peers in 2015 – Natixis
French asset allocators significantly outperformed their global peers in 2015, while UK managers came in second, new research by Natixis Global Asset Management shows.
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Killik & Co launches multi-asset offering
Killik & Co has launched Panel Portfolio, a multi-asset service designed for investors with accounts of at least £750,000 ($1.08m, €973m).
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Asset managers keep faith in European equities
The bears have gone back into hibernation, and European equities will return in excess of 5% in the remainder of the year. That’s the almost unanimous opinion of international asset managers.
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Money market fund sales surge tenfold as total AUM hits record
Investor appetite for cash grew markedly in 2015, the latest set of Investment Association fund statistics show.
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Fund selectors rediscover EM equities
Investors are often accused of buying into a trend too late, when markets have already gone up a fair bit. But Europe’s fund buyers are putting on a brave face, and are already planning to move back into emerging market equities before they bounce back.
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ANALYSIS: Are investors clutching at straws with their Japan overweights?
Japanese equities are enjoying a place in the rising sun in terms of the preferences of many investors, but is this a sound decision destined to yield rewards or an act of desperation?
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Brooks Macdonald: US rate cycle the biggest risk out there
The number of risk profiles developed by bespoke wealth manager Brooks Macdonald has grown from one to 10. Jonathan Webster-Smith explains the investment process underpinning the model portfolio service he runs, as well as why he believes monetary policy is a driving force.
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UBS WM bullish on Europe, China
A strong overweight on equities in Europe and a surprising move on emerging markets are among UBS’s allocation calls for 2016, according to Patrick Grossholz, Asia-Pacific head of investment management.
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ANALYSIS: Does this mean we can start talking about fundamentals again?
Finally! After two and a half years of mixed messages and muddled data, of volatility and vacillation we can talk about something other than the Fed’s first rate hike in nine years.
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Safety first for Miton’s Hamilton as ‘elevated risk’ takes hold
United Kingdom equities are in a period of ‘elevated risk’ which necessitates having a thorough ‘safety check’ built into investment processes, according to Miton UK Value Opportunities fund manager Georgina Hamilton.