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Fixed income fights back
Fixed income stocks were buoyed last month by the expectation of rate cuts but lack of liquidity and clarity over valuations remain a major concern said Fatima Luis, manager of the F&C Strategic Bond Fund.
Green investors tell US law makers: "we want a new Energy Bill"
While much attention is focused on the introduction of the British Government's Climate Change Bill to parliament, major City investors are also stepping up pressure on the US congress to follow suit with an Energy Bill.
Alternative energy sources look attractive as oil nears $100 a barrel
The rise of the oil price, to over $90 a barrel, has forced an upsurge of interest in companies developing alternative technologies for power generation. Within the emerging markets, a number of organisations are exploring applications which allow the conversion of energy from the sun into electricity.
BHP Billiton offer underlines the attractions of miners
UK mining stocks have returned to the fore after Rio Tinto rebuffed a £67bn bid from rival BHP Billiton on 8 November.
Threadneedle: Energy sector outlook
Oil prices have continued their upward trend in 2007, with Brent Crude averaging $69.70 at the time of writing compared to $65.40 in 2006 and $54.45 in 2005.
Green M&A’s drive performance of SRI funds
The booming eco economy is fuelling a new wave of takeover activity that is helping socially responsible investments (SRI) to outperform the market according to a leading fund manager.
Interest rate decisions bring no relief
Markets did not find relief in interest rate cuts today neither from the Bank of England nor from the European Central Bank, with both banks keeping rates on hold.
Oil prices surge but no re-run of 73 crisis
Equity markets today are more resilient to the rise in oil price than they were in 1973 following the OPEC crisis but at almost $100 a barrel consumer spending will be impacted, said Ted Scott, manager of the F&C UK Growth & Income fund.
Prospects for China’s SME Sector Fuel Interest in Alibaba.com
Shares in Alibaba.com, China’s largest e-commerce company, are trading at more than twice the company’s offer price after the IPO which raised $1.49bn in Hong Kong this week. The price reflects the high level of interest from investors in one of the regions few e-commerce service sector stocks.
Major retailer enters the US and Gartmore Global Focus Fund
Earlier this month, Tesco, the world’s third-largest retailer, made its long-awaited US debut. The UK’s most successful retailer opened its ‘Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market’ in the small city of Hemet, before launching a further five stores in Los Angeles.
Fidelity launches distributing share class on Retirement Income Fund
Fidelity International, UK mutual fund manager, has launched a distributing share class on its Retirement Income Fund.
James Hay adds five new funds to wrap & SIPP platforms
James Hay has added five funds from Lazard, Newton and Resolution to both its Wrap & SIPP fund ranges. Four of these funds are newly launched funds.
Jupiter adds New Europe Fund to Global SICAV
The Jupiter New Europe Fund, which is aimed at professional investors, is part of the Luxembourg-domiciled Jupiter Global Fund SICAV and is available to investors in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Jersey, Sweden and the UK.
Standard Life Investments’ strong performance goes global
The performance of its international funds helped leading investment house, Standard Life Investments see 78% of its pooled pension fund range outperform their respective peer groups over the last 12 months to 30th September 2007, according to new Russell/Mellon figures.
Foreign & Colonial Eurotrust Final Results
Peter Jarvis, fund manager of Foreign & Colonial Eurotrust, said: "Looking forward from here we remain relatively positive on the outlook for European shares but are aware that earnings are not likely to support the market the way that they have since 2003.