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New Star UK Special Situations Fund to merge into UK Alpha Fund
Subject to FSA and investor approval, New Star will merge the New Star UK Special Situations Fund into the New Star UK Alpha Fund on 29 February 2008. The merger will more clearly differentiate New Star’s range of UK equity funds.
HSBC launches Russian Equity fund
HSBC GIF Russia Equity is a subfund of HSBC’s flagship Luxembourg-based Global Investment Funds (GIF) SICAV range, which is available for sale in 35 countries throughout the world, and has UK distributor status.
Consistency is the "Holy Grail"
New research by F&C's multi-manager team has revealed what a rare but nevertheless valuable quality consistency of performance is among retail funds.
Large caps take centre stage in 2008
European mid caps outperformed large caps from 2000 to 2006 in part due to exposure to Europe’s economic recovery. While traditional investors explored alternative investment strategies such as commodities and hedge funds, liquid large caps were being sold to fund this alternative trade.
Legal & General and cofunds strengthen their relationship
Legal & General and leading fund platform provider Cofunds have announced an extension of their current distribution relationship to 2013.
Barclays launches new core suite of investments
Barclays, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of capital protected investments, has launched a new core range of investments – focussing on capital preservation - as part of its ongoing drive to offer advisers continuous access to products that maximise returns in volatile markets.
M&G funds selected for Friends Wealth Solutions Bond
M&G High Yield Corporate Bond and the M&G American Fund have been selected by Friends Provident for its new FRIENDS Wealth Solutions Bond. These two popular M&G funds are among 18 recently added to the new bond.
Equities in 2007 were like the curate’s egg – good in parts
World stock markets were like the curate’s egg in 2007: good in some parts but distinctly bad in others, says Trevor Greetham, manager of the Fidelity Multi-Asset Strategic Fund (MASF).
Prospects for the UK equity income sector
Hak Salih, manager of the Santander UK Equity Income Fund looks at the prospects for 2008.
S&P launches Global Eco Index
Standard & Poor’s has announced the launch of a new investable index for investors seeking exposure to environmentally responsible investment strategies.
SLI’s Global Index Linked Bond Fund breaks £100M
Global fund manager, Standard Life Investments has announced that its highly successful Global Index Linked Bond Fund has broken the £100m mark.
Birthday treat for UK smaller companies fund
Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments has announced that fund ratings agency, OBSR, has added sparkle to the 11th anniversary celebrations of its UK Smaller Companies Fund by awarding it a ‘AAA’ rating.
SWIP enters fund of funds market with two new funds
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has entered the fund of funds market with the launch of two new funds: the SWIP Multi-Manager Diversity fund and SWIP Multi-Manager Select Boutiques fund.
AIM Stocks “Compelling Value”
AIM stocks have underperformed the FTSE Smaller Companies (excluding Investment Companies) Index over the past three years. However, according to Gervais Williams, Gartmore’s Head of UK Smaller Companies, many micro-cap stocks now represent compelling value.
What a difference a year makes
Volatility has become the market norm in the second half of 2007, but whereas small and mid-cap stocks were making all the running at the beginning of the year, those investors who kept faith with large cap investments are starting to see their patience rewarded.