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New Star Managed Distribution Fund Awarded ‘AA’ rating
New Star is delighted to announce that the New Star Managed Distribution Fund has been awarded a new ‘AA’ rating by Standard & Poor’s.
JPMAM launches JPM Global Equity Income Fund
JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has today announced details of the new JPM Global Equity Income Fund.
F&C's retail UK equities funds make their mark
F&C is celebrating a year of eye-popping performance from a number of its key retail UK equities funds, four of which finished the year in the top decile of their respective sectors.
Vertu Motors speeds off
Vertu Motors saw its share price rise to 77.5p today, up almost 25% since its IPO on AIM on the 20th December.
S&P Fund Services annual review of the sector
Fund upgrades in the American equity fund sector recognised the quality of fund management at JP Morgan securing the company an impressive four upgrades, while performance in a hostile environment to growth led to downgrades for fund managers who pursued an aggressive growth style, says S&P Fund Services in its annual review of the sector.
Europe looks East for opportunities
On the first of January, Romania and Bulgaria became the 26th and 27th countries to join the European Union. Guillaume Rambourg, co-manager of the Gartmore European Selected Opportunities Fund and the Gartmore SICAV Continental European Fund, believes the EU’s latest expansion could create opportunities for European companies, particularly in the energy sector.
UK’S biggest selling retail fund breaks £1billion barrier
Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property fund managers in Europe, today announced that its Select Property Fund has broken the £1bn barrier in less than 15 months since its launch on 13 October 2005, making it the fastest growing mutual fund in the UK during the first 11 months of 2006.
10 years of big performance for UK smaller companies fund
Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments is set to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its award-winning, UK Smaller Companies Fund.
Fidelity International response to the IMA monthly investment fund statistics
In response to the Investment Management Association (IMA) monthly investment fund statistics (November 2006) released today (3 January 2007), Richard Wastcoat, UK Managing Director, Fidelity International, commented:
Can obesity epidemic help investors pile on the pounds?
The team that manages Norwich Union’s Sustainable Future funds is looking at the risks and opportunities the world’s obesity epidemic poses investors.
Satisfactory year for Asia equity funds, but not the smoothest of rides
The year to end October 2006 proved challenging for Asia managers, who were confronted with stalling performance in Japanese equities combined with a severe sell-off in May and June. Standard & Poor’s latest annual review of the sector, available at funds-sp.com, highlights managers’ strategy and responses to a period when most of the gains generated from the beginning of the year ended the review period below May's peak.
Establishing UK REITs market will be slow burn
While 2007 will see the advent of the UK Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”), it could take many years before the REITs market is fully established and investors are able to benefit fully, says Fidelity International.
Brits prefer ‘techno treachery’ when telling white lies
More than four out of five people (81%) admit to telling white lies at least once a day, according to a new survey by Friends Provident, the founder of the UK’s first ever ethical retail fund, Stewardship.
Thailand withdraws restrictions on capital inflows
Following yesterday's announcement by the Bank of Thailand of restrictions on capital inflows, the Thai authorities have today removed the restrictions after a sharp sell-off of Thai stocks.
European equity funds high on Irish cider
Magners Irish cider producer C&C Group was among stocks that contributed to strong returns for funds investing in European equities, says the latest update on the sector from