Merian targets Asia growth with Ping An partnership
Merian Global Investors and Ping An will explore distribution, marketing and advisory opportunities
Merian Global Investors and Ping An will explore distribution, marketing and advisory opportunities
Jupiter vice chairman Edward Bonham Carter reflects on the global economy a decade after the Lehman collapse
Standard Life veterans join Quilter, OMGI appoints from Citi and Stan Chart trust chief joins Sanne
BMO Global is launching an actively-managed fund in Hong Kong that invests in passive products, while Jupiter and Schroders have received regulatory approval to launch their own offerings.
Jupiter AM wants to extend regional distribution channels, starting with moves into the Hong Kong retail market and into Thailand, according to Nick Ring, London-based head of global distribution.
John Chatfeild-Roberts has said global equity markets peaked in January, before stocks sold off and investors declared the return of volatility.
A fund offering solid exposure to the UK mid cap market. Watch the Talking Factsheet for the Merian UK Mid Cap fund with John Monaghan, Head of Research.
Lopsided net flows into Jupiter Asset Management’s Dynamic Bond and Strategic Bond mirror strategies has been attributed to UK investors’ brand loyalty through bouts of underperformance.
Guernsey Finance has hired a London representative to promote the island’s financial services industry, the Association of Investment Companies appoints a board director and Aviva Investors poaches from Standard Life.
Markets stumbled in 1Q18 after a positive run in 2017. While economic data was largely positive, Italy delivered an inconclusive election result, a new US Fed chair was appointed, and Donald Trump took the first steps towards a trade war.
Emerging market equities is one of the few asset classes where investors are still seeing value, but as the asset class makes a comeback investors have different takes on whether to allocate to regional funds or leave geographical allocation to portfolio managers.
Assets at Jupiter Asset Management soared past the £50bn mark in 2017, the firm’s latest trading update reveals.