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AXA Real Estate raises €1.26 billion in Q1 2011
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers ("AXA Real Estate"), the leading real estate manager in Europe and second globally with €39.9 billion of assets under management as at December 2010, announces that it has raised on behalf of its clients a total of €1.26 billion in the first quarter of 2011.
German generation game leaves the Eurozone's future in doubt
With Greece, Ireland and Portugal in effective insolvency and restructuring their sovereign debt, serious questions are being asked about the future of the Eurozone.
Trustnet launches UK equities research hub
Trustnet, the award winning investment fund data and research website from Financial Express, has created a new equities research hub.
Legal & General's UK Alpha Fund wins first institutional client
Legal & General UK Alpha Trust which is managed by Richard Penny, and which has won the Money Observer Best UK Growth Fund for the last two years has been awarded its first Institutional mandate.
Value begins to bite in global equity markets
Dave Fishwick, Head of Macro and Equities Investment at M&G, says the outlook for equities, particularly in developed markets, is positive over the near to medium term.
Strong showing for European Equities Unconstrained SICAV Fund
Standard Life Investments, the global fund manager, today announced the third anniversary of its European Equities Unconstrained SICAV Fund.
First life and pension link for M&G Inflation Linked Bond Fund
Skandia has now made the M&G UK Inflation Linked Corporate Bond Fund available to investors via its life and pensions fund range.
F&C soft closes its Global Convertible Bond Fund
F&C announces that following significant inflows into its global convertible bond products, which include the award winning F&C Global Convertible Bond Fund, it is to restrict new business in the asset class for the foreseeable future.
JPMAM reveals long term optimism for emerging market equities
The emerging market success story is set to continue, while recent underperformance is not indicative of the longer term trend and investment opportunities ahead, according to Richard Titherington, Chief Investment Officer of Emerging Markets Equities at J. P. Morgan Asset Management.
Investec American fund
Andy Parsons, advice team manager at The Share Centre explains why investors wanting exposure to America, particularly within the large cap arena, should consider the Investec American fund.
Value of windfalls blown away by inflation
New research from Schroders, the global asset manager, reveals that in the last two years over 14 million people have received a lump sum payment of at least £500 from bonuses, inheritance and cash gifts.
LGP raises £100m additional equity for UK Property Income Fund
Legal & General Property ("LGP") announces that it has secured a further £100 million of equity for its UK Property Income Fund (the "Fund"). The new equity has come from an internationally diverse group of major global institutional investors based in France, Finland, Switzerland and Japan.
Global bond duo pull back duration
Following last month's volatility, the markets seem to be assuming that Japan and Libya are under control and the worst is now over. Paul Thursby and Peter Geikie-Cobb, co-managers of the Thames River Global Bond Fund, do not share this optimism.
HSBC launches four Asian country ETFS
HSBC announces the launch in Europe of four ETFs offering exposure to the Indonesian, Korean, Malaysian and Taiwanese equity markets.
Real Estate Fund eyes London, Paris and Stockholm opportunities
From launch on 8th April 2010 to the close of its first financial year on 31st March 2011, the Thames River Real Estate Securities Fund, which now has net assets of approximately £47 million, has returned 20.80%, compared to 15.48% for its benchmark.