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China Stake in Rio Tinto Underlines the Attractions of Miners
UK mining stocks spiked higher last week on news that state-owned Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) has teamed up with Alcoa of the US to buy a 12% stake in Rio Tinto.
Gartmore Global Focus Taps into Agflation
Amid the general gloom and doom (in our view somewhat unjustified), farmers are among those that can be said to be enjoying good fortune.
Will the Year of the Rat bring wealth to shrewd investors?
Today marks the beginning of the Chinese Year of the Rat, an animal welcomed in ancient times as a protector and bringer of material wealth because they were viewed to be disciplined, methodical and shrewd.
SLI ethical investors bring airline stocks down to earth
Leading investment house, Standard Life Investments has announced that the Standard Life ethical funds will no longer invest in airline stocks.
Prospects for China in the Year of the Rat
Estrella Llorente, Senior Portfolio Manager at Santander Asset Management UK on the outlook for Chinese markets.
New Star wins ‘Best Multi-Manager Group’ award
New Star is pleased to announce that it has been named ‘Best Multi-Manager Group’ at the 2008 Professional Adviser Awards.
Corporate treasurers favor money market funds
JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) reveals emerging trends from its ninth annual Global Cash Management Survey, completed in 2007 and carried out in conjunction with The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).
James Hay adds SWIP European Income Fund to wrap platform
James Hay has added the SWIP European Income Fund to its Wrap fund range. The total number of funds now available on James Hay Wrap totals 1,305 funds from 56 different providers.
Still rich pickings for China investors in the year of the rat
Chinese equity markets are well-placed to withstand a US recession as we enter the year of the Earth Rat, although investors should expect increased volatility, say the managers of three of the largest China funds available to UK savers.
Will the year of the rat prove to be one of opportunity?
On February 7th the year of the Rat begins, which has in the past been noted as a year of plenty, bringing opportunity and good prospects.
Jupiter launches Indian fund
Jupiter is delighted to announce the launch of the Jupiter India Fund on 1st February 2008. The new Fund, which will be aimed at experienced investors, will be managed by Avinash Vazirani and will aim to achieve long term capital growth by investing in companies which operate or reside in India.
Halbis sees Chinese equity correction as opportunity in Year of the Rat
The Chinese equity market is returning to attractive levels as we approach the Year of the Rat (7 February), according to Richard Wong of Halbis, the active management specialist of the HSBC Group.
Fundamentals in emerging markets point to growth in 2008
The latest forecast from the International Monetary Fund, released in Washington this week, highlights that emerging markets will be “the engine of global growth” in 2008.
Gartmore Global Focus highlights bandwidth expansion
In the recent market turmoil, telecom stocks have held up relatively well. At its simplest, even if the economic situation worsens (not our contention), customers can be relied upon to keep talking by phone.
F&C reports record year for UK retail funds business
New business figures released by F&C to the London Stock Exchange today revealed that 2007 was a record year for sales of its open-ended investment funds to UK retail investors.