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Thames River multi-manager raises half a billion since launch
By Charlotte Banks 30-Jun-2010 01:00 PM
Thames River Multi-Manager has raised over half a billion pounds since launching its fund of funds range in October 2007.
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JP Morgan's Russian Securities trust reports post-tax revenue loss
By Lora Coventry 30-Jun-2010 12:30 PM
JP Morgan's Russian Securities trust says it is much better placed than in the second half of 2008.
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Veritas hires Ciesla
By Lora Coventry 30-Jun-2010 12:15 PM
Ross Ciesla specialises in global equity and fixed interest stocks.
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Bullish about Japanese equities
By Lora Coventry 30-Jun-2010 10:30 AM
Rising corporate profits are making Japanese equities attractive says Invesco's Paul Chesson.
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Jon Pain quits FSA
By Charlotte Banks 29-Jun-2010 03:00 PM
Jon Pain, managing director of supervision at the Financial Services Authority will be leaving the organisation in 2011.
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Barclays RADAR fund increases equities exposure
By Charlotte Banks 29-Jun-2010 03:00 PM
Barclays Capital Fund Solutions is increasing the exposure to equities in its Research Analysis Driven Absolute Return (RADAR) fund.
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Close hires Edward Sale
By Charlotte Banks 29-Jun-2010 02:30 PM
Close Asset Management has appointed Edward Sale to the role of business development manager for the Northern region.
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Aegon appoints Citi as fund administration service provider
By Lora Coventry 29-Jun-2010 02:00 PM
The multi-year contract includes Citi's provisions for accounting, administration, transfer agency, custody, trustee, compliance, cash management and FX services for the Irish domiciled funds.
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Investors should buy sterling hedged share classes
By Lora Coventry 29-Jun-2010 11:15 AM
Investors wishing to maintain overseas market exposure without currency risk should buy sterling hedged share classes, according to Rob Pemberton, investment director of wealth manager HFM Columbus.
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Second credit crunch cannot be ruled out, says Barings
By Lora Coventry 29-Jun-2010 11:00 AM
Investors shoud beware of choppy equities' trading ranges if there is another credit crunch in 2011.
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Confidence in emerging markets growing
By Charlotte Banks 28-Jun-2010 02:30 PM
Investors remain confident in the performance of emerging markets according to recent research from Barclays Stockbrokers.
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EFAMA launch online portal
By Lora Coventry 28-Jun-2010 12:15 PM
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has launched an online portal for funds to process their passports.
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SVM rebrands fund
By Lora Coventry 28-Jun-2010 12:15 PM
The Edinburgh based investment boutique, is rebranding its UK 100 Select fund to reflect its "multi-faceted investment approach".
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Asset management business models are shifting
By Lora Coventry 28-Jun-2010 12:00 PM
Asset management business models are shifting as the industry moves to calm investor worries on liquidity and capital protection, a study has shown.
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US will not slump further this year says PSigma
By Charlotte Banks 28-Jun-2010 11:45 AM
The US has hit its trough and will not slump further this year according to PSigma’s James Abate.
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Second place for China says Neuberger Berman
By Charlotte Banks 28-Jun-2010 11:00 AM
China could become the second largest economy, behind the US, as soon as this year, according to Neuberger Berman’s Frank Yao.
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Gartmore increases stake in Ambev
By Lora Coventry 25-Jun-2010 10:30 AM
The Gartmore SICAV Latin America Fund has upped its stake in the Brazilian beer giant Ambev and added the Mexican personal care company Genomma to its portfolio.
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Market volatility opens up value-driven investing in financials
By Lora Coventry 25-Jun-2010 10:00 AM
Recent market volatility has thrown up opportunities for value-driven investing in the financials sector, according to Jeff Taylor, head of European equities at Invesco Perpetual.
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Close signs deal with Paradigm Partners
By Lora Coventry 24-Jun-2010 12:20 PM
Close Asset Management has signed a strategic partnership with IFA business consultants Paradigm Partners, in a move to boost its relationship with IFAs.
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Barclays Stockbrokers offers South African opportunities
By Lora Coventry 24-Jun-2010 09:30 AM
Barclays Stockbrokers is offering clients the opportunity to trade at a discounted price of £4.42 in South Africa, as long as England stays in the World Cup.
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Alliance Trust announces its first interim dividend
By Lora Coventry 24-Jun-2010 09:30 AM
Alliance Trust has announced its first interim dividend will be 2.06p per share, to be paid out on 2 August for shareholders on the books at 2 July 2010. The ex-dividend date is 30 June.
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ETF Securities lists four new ETCs
By Lora Coventry 23-Jun-2010 10:30 AM
ETF Securities has listed four new emerging market currency exchange traded commodities (ETCs).
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UCITS III BlackRock fund performs well over 5 years
By Lora Coventry 23-Jun-2010 10:00 AM
The BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha fund, one of the first to fully take on UCITS III allowances, has returned 49 per cent to investors in the five years since its launch, compared to 42 per cent from the FTSE All-Share.
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JRIC completes £35m capital raising
By Lora Coventry 22-Jun-2010 10:10 AM
Japan Residential Investment Company (JRIC), an AIM-listed investment trust which specialises in Japanese residential real estate, has completed a £35m capital raising.
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Aberdeen to launch Latam fund
By Lora Coventry 22-Jun-2010 10:00 AM
Aberdeen Asset Management is set to launch a Latin American Income Fund, a closed-end fund which offers a blended portfolio of equities and sovereign bonds at the end of July.
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MPL signs strategic partnership deal with United Investments
By Lora Coventry 21-Jun-2010 10:45 AM
Boutique fund manager Managing Partners Limited (MPL) has signed a strategic partnership deal with Japanese asset manager United Investments.
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Bonds and gold will continue to benefit from economic uncertainty
By Lora Coventry 21-Jun-2010 10:00 AM
Bonds and gold, the historical safe havens, will continue to benefit amidst economic uncertainty, HSBC Private Bank’s head of global strategy says.
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Difficult to find IFAs online says Google research
By Lora Coventry 21-Jun-2010 09:00 AM
IFAs aren't doing enough to be found online, despite high demand, a white paper published by Google shows.
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ZIL retirement planning campaign targets Middle Eastern market
By International Adviser 21-Jun-2010 08:00 AM
Zurich International Life (ZIL) has launched a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of retirement planning
in the Middle East.
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Aviva appoints Dipak Warren as corporate solutions director
By Lora Coventry 18-Jun-2010 02:00 PM
Aviva has appointed Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance's Dipak Warren as its corporate solutions director.
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