Square Mile: Bond funds feature heavily in July ratings update
Seven of the 11 funds re-rated had a fixed income mandate
Barings
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RSMR cuts ratings for six funds in March review
The Abrdn Asia Pacific Equity and Baillie Gifford Global Discovery funds had ratings stripped over performance concerns
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Fundsmith Equity and Lindsell Train portfolio dropped from Evelyn Partners’ Best Funds list
Bi-annual report comprises 122 funds in total
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China funds top performance in February with average 9% returns
Seven of top-10 returning funds belong to China
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Morningstar Wealth appoints Chris Bishun as head of wealth solutions
He brings 20 years of experience to the role
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PEOPLE MOVES: Barings, JTC, Deutsche Bank
Global investment manager names CEO, as private client services provider hires chief risk officer
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Foreign managers keep moving into China
Barings, Income Partners and Van Eck Associates have recently set up in China
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PEOPLE MOVES: Woodbrook Group, Investec, Barings
Woodbrook appoints a former deVere senior partner, Appleby appoints across offshore jurisdictions and Investec boosts its multi-asset team.
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Fixed income: winners and losers in H1
As we move through the halfway point of 2017, many investors have grown wary of the risk asset rally and are returning to the relative safety of fixed income funds. But which have performed the best year-to-date? And which have not fared so well?
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PEOPLE MOVES: Barings, BNP Paribas, PraxisIFM
Baring Asset Management’s heads of EMEA wholesale distribution and global marketing have left the business. BNP Paribas AM has a new Asia Pacific head of institutional sales and currencies portfolio manager. Channel Islands-based PraxisIFM is focusing on client risk with its latest promotion.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Deutsche Bank, RLAM, J. Safra Sarasin
After Deutsche Bank’s head of anti-financial crime stepped down just six months into the job, the German bank has named his replacement. RLAM has created a global equity team by poaching three staff from Waverton IM, while J. Safra Sarasin has a new managing director for client advisory in Hong Kong.
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Barings merger creates giant global fund
Four MassMutual affiliates have been merged under the Barings brand to create one of the world’s largest asset management organisations with AUM of more than $275bn (£207bn, €245bn).