PEOPLE MOVES: Schroders, Neuberger Berman, Standard Chartered
Veteran fund manager to retire, while investment management firm hires head of Emea insurance
Legg Mason
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PEOPLE MOVES: Franklin Templeton, KPMG, Westpac
Investment manager hires head of distribution, as auditing firm names global head of tax
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Sipp provider secures £40m in funding round
Blackrock, Legg Mason and Merian Chrysalis invest in UK retirement platform
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Legg Mason pays $71m to settle Libya bribery case
Global investment manager involved in scheme to secure investments from Libyan officials
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Legg Mason unconstrained fund to focus on government bonds
Absolute return portfolio based on strategy launched in 2012
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Five worst performing funds in April
Mark Carney cast doubt on a May rate rise, UK GDP grew at its most sluggish pace in over five years, US treasuries hit 3% and Russia faced US sanctions. So which funds had the toughest time navigating April? Our sister publication Portfolio Adviser examines performance figures from FE.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Franklin Templeton, Axa, FCA
Franklin Templeton appoints a lead manager for emerging markets team, Axa IM launches a business development department and the Financial Conduct Authority appoints an executive director of international to oversee Brexit developments.
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Singaporeans are top financial adviser users
Singapore is the country with the highest proportion of investors seeking the help of financial advisers to manage their assets, according to a survey by global investment firm Legg Mason.
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Over two thirds of UK investors would refuse to pay for advice
More than three quarters of UK investors would refuse to pay the going rate for financial advice, new research has revealed.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Cazenove Capital, Legg Mason, Investec AM
Schroders’ Cazenove Capital has appointed a UK chief executive, while Legg Mason has named a head of UK sales. Investec Asset Management has raided Threadneedle for a portfolio manager for its UK smaller companies fund.
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ANALYSIS: Where should you invest after UK election shock?
The thesaurus doesn’t offer a decent alternative to “uncertainty”, the post-election word du jour, yet Theresa May’s dire performance makes it likely we will be reading the word many times a day for the foreseeable future.
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US equity funds to watch based on their AUM
The largest US equity funds are dominated by managers with a great deal of experience who focus on companies with the potential for durable growth.