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Lothian Pension Fund reappoints Standard Life Invesments
Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property investors in Europe, today announced that it has been reappointed by the £3bn Lothian Pension Fund to manage a segregated property portfolio valued at £350m.
Royal London maintains position among top with profits payouts
Royal London, UK mutual life and pensions company, has announced bonuses for 2007 on its with profits policies.
Legal & General Property anticipate recovery in second half of 2008
In today’s Fundamentals briefing Rob Martin, Head of Performance Analysis and Research at Legal & General Property said that he expected total returns on property to turn positive again in the second half of 2008.
Signs of 'panic and capitulation' amidst the market carnage
Paul Niven, Head of Asset Allocation at F&C Investments, comments on the current market turmoil: "The deterioration in the US and global economic backdrop has intensified over recent weeks and market volatility has continued to be led by turbulence emanating from the credit markets, culminating last week in the collapse of Bear Stearns.
Bear Stearns hits the rocks
One of the US's largest investment banks Bear Stearns has been forced to seek emergency funding. JP Morgan Chase and the Federal Reserve of New York have provided funds for 28 days.
Gold hits $1000 an ounce
Roland Kitson, Director, Close Investments, comments on gold hitting $1000 an ounce: “The price of all commodities has been rising in recent months and this latest peak in the price of gold has been driven by its reputation as a safe haven against the weak dollar and fears about the US economy going into recession.
HSBC anticipates near-term correction in soft commodities
HSBC Investments – an early bull in the soft commodities rally – has turned short-term bear in anticipation that the asset class will cool further in coming months.
IMA welcomes European passport for retail real estate funds
Responding to the European Commission Expert Group's report on open ended real estate funds (OEREFs), The Investment Management Association (IMA) welcomes proposals for the creation of a European passport for retail OEREFs
UK equities priced for recession and no recovery
Since the beginning of the year, the investment landscape has been changing. The UK stock market is down but some of last year’s oversold growth candidates are up. The turnaround in some instances has been quite stark, despite no real change in the economic fundamentals.
Jury is out on US jobs data
The US Department of Labour‘s latest job statistics, showing 63,000 non-farm jobs were eliminated in February, are disquieting but should not be read as conclusive evidence that the US economy has gone into recession, says Cory Gilchrist, manager of Gartmore’s US Opportunities Fund and the SICAV US Opportunities Fund.
Discount offer gives investors something to smile about
The Co-operative Investments is offering investors the chance to beat the fast approaching ISA allowance deadline and avoid paying any of the usual initial fees.
James Hay adds Schroder UK Income Defensive Fund
James Hay has added the Schroder UK Income Defensive Fund to both its Wrap & SIPP fund platforms.
Threadneedle Investment Strategy: March 2008
Bonds - Initial fears of rising inflation, amid higher food and oil prices, were more than offset by clear evidence that the US economy was slowing rapidly and that the Federal Reserve would be forced to cut interest rates again.
Fun at number one for SLI’s UK smaller companies team
Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments today celebrates the success of Harry Nimmo, who, backed by his award-winning UK Smaller Companies team, has been ranked Citywire’s Number One Fund Manager of the Year 2008.
iShares expects AUM in fixed income ETFs to grow 200%
iShares, the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) arm of Barclays Global Investors, expects to see assets in fixed income ETFs to grow by over 200 per cent to surpass $200 billion over the next three years, as capital market banks look to start trading the products more widely.