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Investor alliance to launch climate change action plan at United Nations
F&C has joined a coalition of more than forty leading US and European institutional investors, responsible for over $1.75 trillion in assets, in announcing a climate change action plan at the Investor Summit on Climate Risk, hosted by Ceres and the United Nations Foundation in New York.
The Quest for Alpha Continues with a Global Focus
The search for elusive alpha – the excess return of a fund over its benchmark index – is set to assume increasing importance, especially in the current turbulent market conditions.
South Korea shipbuilders report growing order books
Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea have won orders for doubled-hulled tankers worth $1.5bn this week.
Commodities the best performing asset class
New research from Clerical Medical shows that Commodities were the top performing asset class in 2007 with an annual return of 20.6%.
Lincoln Far East Trust benefits from defensive qualities in volatile markets
The Lincoln Far East Trust’svalue approach is enabling it to identify good quality companies to invest in during market volatility with the fund overweight in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Silver anniversary for Gartmore's China Oportunties Fund
As the Chinese New Year celebrations comes to an end, the award winning Gartmore China Opportunities Fund approaches its 25th anniversary.
Threadneedle: Outlook for China economy
Gigi Chan, fund manager of Threadneedle’s China Opportunity fund comments: In January Asian markets remained extremely volatile, due to heightened concerns over the impact of US sub-prime woes on bond insurers and fears over the likely impact of a global economic slowdown on Asian earnings and economic growth.
Scope for interest rate cuts limited by falling value of the pound
James Carrick, Investment Strategist at Legal & General Investment Management said in today’s Fundamentals briefing that although the Federal Reserve has been cutting interest rates aggressively, the weakness of the pound may mean that there are fewer cuts in the UK than some commentators are predicting.
SLI forges links with Fidelity’s FundsNetwork in Germany
Standard Life Investments (SLI), the global fund manager, has announced that six funds from its Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV fund range have been added to Fidelity’s FundsNetwork platform in Germany.
First State launches Global Listed Infrastructure Fund in Europe
First State Investments (UK) Ltd (“First State”) has announced the launch of its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund to European investors.
Consumer interest in ethical investment up 18 per cent
The number of consumers willing to invest ethically has risen by a staggering 18 per cent in the past year according to research from Co-operative Insurance.
Investors seek shelter in cash funds
Although specialist sectors were popular with investors in 2007, it was the cash funds which dominated the fund flows according to Barclays Stockbrokers.
Chinese government must avoid missteps to guarantee growth
As China celebrates the arrival of the Year of the Rat, the government has taken drastic measures to cope with the aftermath of the worst snow storm the country has seen in 50 years. This has left many provinces with limited access to power, food and reliable transportation.
Crunch time creates mid-market private equity opportunities
According to Hamish Mair, Head of Private Equity Funds at F&C, the European mid-market provides a relative safe haven for private equity investors from the worst impacts of the credit crunch while the generally tougher lending criteria will actually create opportunities for new investors in terms of deal pricing and the secondary market.
First ever UK equity '130/30' fund defies sceptics
The F&C Enhanced Alpha UK Equity Fund, the first so-called '130/30' fund to focus on UK equities, has reported its sixth consecutive month of beating the market since it was launched in August last year.