Buxton: markets not all doom and gloom
CEO of Merian Global Investors gives his views on fee pressure and explains why his firm has no CIO
CEO of Merian Global Investors gives his views on fee pressure and explains why his firm has no CIO
In the next step in OMGI’s journey to becoming a standalone single-strategy business, the company announced on Friday that it is to be rebranded Merian Global Investors.
Below-consensus UK GDP growth of 0.1% has caught the City off guard and thrown bullish predictions from the likes of Neil Woodford and Richard Buxton into question.
Richard Buxton has echoed the views of Neil Woodford in his outlook for the UK economy pointing to corporate deals as a sign of value and predicting GDP growth will be higher than expected in 2018.
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) chief executive Richard Buxton is concerned that markets are failing to adequately price-in the likelihood of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government next year.
Old Mutual Wealth is to spin off a dedicated £16bn ($20.7bn, €17.5bn) multi-asset investment business as part of the ongoing “managed separation” from its parent company.
Old Mutual Global Investors chief executive Richard Buxton has spoken of the “bleakest” prospects for domestically focused UK companies, having recently backed recovery plays in the likes of Tesco, Ladbrokes and Debenhams.
Brexit should not concern investors because it is “simply not going to happen”, according to Old Mutual Global Investors chief executive Richard Buxton.
Richard Buxton is a name that carries much goodwill from UK wealth managers, but following his promotion to chief executive at OMGI there is a fear he could lose focus on day-to-day fund management.
Old Mutual Global Investors’ Richard Buxton has said markets will have to climb a ‘wall of worries’ during the latter part of the year.
After one year in his new position as head of equities at Old Mutual Global Investors, Richard Buxton explains why he remains bullish and what he likes at the moment.
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