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LV= launches fixed-term annuity
By Money Marketing 08-Feb-2010 12:20 PM
Product with flexibility to challenge Living Time.
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Rathbones opens office in Aberdeen
By Fund Strategy 08-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
The Aberdeen team will include John Henderson, former head of Rathbones’ Edinburgh office, and two former Brewin Dolphin investment directors Norman Law and Meera Dennis.
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British firms cut dividends by £10 billion
By Fund Strategy 08-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
A total of £56.9 billion was paid out in dividends last year, representing a 15% year-on-year drop.
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Longbow Capital launches EIS
By Fund Strategy 08-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
Scheme to invest in a portfolio of six to eight companies within a 12-month period.
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Gartmore newcomer takes active approach to portfolio revamp
By Fund Strategy 08-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
Manager Jan de Bruijn pledges bigger bets.
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Cleri Med managing director John Van Der Wielen to leave
By Money Marketing 08-Feb-2010 10:16 AM
Van Der Wielen is to return to Australia later this year, following a restructure within Lloyds.
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Fortis to open Green Tigers to retail investors
By Fund Strategy 08-Feb-2010 09:22 AM
Fund adds retail share class for registration in UK.
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Henderson may launch tilted trackers
By Fund Strategy 08-Feb-2010 09:22 AM
Tilted trackers are index-tracking funds in which the manager can make small active bets to tilt the portfolio slightly away from the index.
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Liontrust hires John Ions as head of retail
By Fund Strategy 08-Feb-2010 09:19 AM
Liontrust Asset Management has appointed John Ions to the new role of head of retail at the firm.
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Meteor UK headlines with 11%
By SRPAdviser.com 08-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
Meteor Asset Management is marketing Prima Platinum Plan 4 in the UK market with a headline rate of 11% per annum, simple. ...These kick-out products continue to remain very popular, as they offer investors the opportunity of attractive
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Firms hit back at Hargreaves
By Fund Strategy 05-Feb-2010 07:25 PM
Hargreaves' views on structured products draw fire.
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Aegon brings Global Opportunities fund to market
By Fund Strategy 05-Feb-2010 07:23 PM
Fund targets investors wanting global macro exposure and absolute returns from diversified portfolio.
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Bank halts QE and holds rates at 0.5%
By Fund Strategy 05-Feb-2010 07:22 PM
Consensus in the MPC debated by watchers
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Leading economist predicts Britain will grow in first half of 2010
By Fund Strategy 05-Feb-2010 07:22 PM
The Composite Leading Indicators (CLI) for Britain published by the OECD increased by 0.9 points in December, up 11.5 points on a year ago.
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American stockmarket overvalued, suggests Capital Economics
By Fund Strategy 05-Feb-2010 07:00 PM
Price of market overvalued if corporate earnings adjusted for inflation.
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Blue Sky launches fifth issue of its 'auto-call' product
By Lora Coventry 05-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
Blue Sky Asset Management, the structured investment specialist, launches the fifth issue of its Capital Accumulator Auto-Call plan.
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Western Asset underweight on gilts
By Charlotte Banks 05-Feb-2010 10:00 AM
Western Asset, an affiliate of Legg Mason Global Asset Management, is underweight on gilts.
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SimplyBiz in Verbatim link-up with multi-managers
By Fund Strategy 05-Feb-2010 10:00 AM
Last week, Money Marketing, Fund Strategy’s sister publication, revealed that SimplyBiz was launching Verbatim in February.
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Portfolio tools could leave IFAs exposed to UK gilt risk
By Fund Strategy 05-Feb-2010 10:00 AM
Parsons says asset allocation tools do not differentiate clearly between different categories of fixed income, which could leave clients at risk.
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Manager focus: Simon Nichols
By Fund Strategy 05-Feb-2010 10:00 AM
Investing across the corporate capital structure and limiting the fund’s equity exposure to 60%, he says, will appeal to more cautious investors in an environment where growth is constrained.
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UK Gilliat launches RBS Income Builder
By SRPAdviser.com 05-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
UK structured products issuer Gilliat Financial Solutions will launch a new income strategy for retail investors in the next few days, SRP has learned. The new six-year Income Builder product is Gilliat's first soft-protected reverse convertible
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SPs more attractive than a year ago, says Barclays UK survey
By SRPAdviser.com 05-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
A Barclays Wealth survey among independent financial advisers (IFAs) has revealed that more than two-thirds of them believe structured products are more attractive investments than 12 months ago. It is encouraging to see that advisers
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Fidelity to host IFA workshops
By Fund Strategy 04-Feb-2010 05:00 PM
The 27 workshops will focus on how the regulatory and economic environment will impact IFAs’ clients, and the threat of inflation and deflation in 2010.
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Ignis enters into partnership with Castle Hill
By Fund Strategy 04-Feb-2010 05:00 PM
Ignis will hold a 49% interest in Castle Hill and Jonathan Polin and Chris Fellingham will be part of the executive board.
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Skandia’s Croucher joins Insynergy
By Fund Strategy 04-Feb-2010 05:00 PM
In his new role he is responsible for the operations of the business and the fund range, including compliance, human resources, legal, and risk.
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Albert E Sharp revives wealth manager business
By Fund Strategy 04-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
Chairman Giles Sharp is the youngest grandson of Albert E Sharp who established the eponymous stockbroker firm in 1911.
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Liontrust sees further outflows and reveals cost-cutting measures
By Fund Strategy 04-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
The firm’s board has decided to implement a cost reduction and restructuring programme in a bid to save £2.5m per year from the next financial year.
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CrossBorder Capital creates Ucits version of hedge fund
By Fund Strategy 04-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
The market-neutral long/short vehicle will be based on exchange traded funds (ETF) and will hold no individual equity stock positions. CrossBorder Capital says this approach improves liquidity and enables the fund to offer weekly trading.
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Macquarie global plan fails to launch
By Fund Strategy 04-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
The asset management arm of Australian-listed Macquarie Group unveiled a six-year global infrastructure growth plan in November backed by UBS (Standard & Poor’s A+ rated) and linked to the S&P Global Infrastructure index.
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Aegon launches fund
By Charlotte Banks 04-Feb-2010 12:00 PM
Aegon Asset Management is targeting investors wanting global macro exposure with the launch of a new Global Opportunities fund.
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