Markets peaked on 26th January
John Chatfeild-Roberts has said global equity markets peaked in January, before stocks sold off and investors declared the return of volatility.
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Merian UK Mid Cap
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.
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Jupiter Dynamic Bond woes down to ‘flighty’ European investors
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.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Guernsey Finance, AIC, Aviva
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.
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Worst performing funds of Q1
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.
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Are regional emerging market funds making a comeback?
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.
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Assets break £50bn at Jupiter as net flows soar
Assets at Jupiter Asset Management soared past the £50bn mark in 2017, the firm’s latest trading update reveals.
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PEOPLE MOVES: St James’s Place, Jupiter and Credit Suisse
St James’s Place has made two senior hires from The Fry Group in Singapore, Jupiter Asset Management has parted ways with its head of UK retail and Credit Suisse has boosted its Asia investment team.
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Five funds rated highly by the pros
Data gathered by fintech firm Sharing Alpha offers insight of not just the most popular, but also the funds rated the highest by professional fund buyers. So, which were the top rated domiciled in the UK and Luxembourg in August?
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Drive out badly behaved, life companies urged
International life companies must help the industry improve by driving out people who are not behaving properly, a senior asset management figure told International Adviser’s Fund Links Forum on Thursday.
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Woodford flagship fund snubbed
Neil Woodford’s flagship Equity Income fund has been removed from FE’s approved list amid concerns over its “illiquid” investments and replaced by his recently launched Income Focus fund.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Pakistan, Old Mutual Wealth, Jupiter
The Panama Papers fallout continues with the prime minister of Pakistan resigning. Old Mutual Wealth has hired an investment specialist to support advisers, while Jupiter’s head of Middle East & Africa has left the company.