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Change of name for Royal London UK Special Situations Fund

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) announces a change of name for the Royal London UK Special Situations Fund, a sub-fund of Royal London Equity Funds ICVC.

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies fund

Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains why investors seeking exposure to the UK equity market should consider blending traditional big blue chip funds with the Standard Life UK Smaller Companies fund.

HSBC European Growth fund at top of performance tables

The £271m HSBC European Growth fund has marked three years under the management of Nicholas Dowell by achieving top quartile performance over key time periods.

Threadneedle UK Extended Alpha Fund

Threadneedle has this week launched the Threadneedle UK Extended Alpha Fund, managed by Chris Kinder and Simon Haines.

How investors can gain exposure to Europe

Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre explains how investors can benefit from exposure to Europe, names his favourite fund in this investment arena and gives his views on a new offering from J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM).

UK Equity Recovery Fund continues to deliver

Clients in Standard Life Investments' UK Equity Recovery Fund, an OEIC, had extra reason to celebrate New Year with news that the fund has now produced a return of 150% since launch on 6th March 2009.

S&P Fund Services assigns rating to Atlantis Asian Fund

Standard & Poor's Fund Services announced that it has assigned an A fund management rating to the Atlantis Asian Fund.

Healthy returns from investing in wellbeing

Healthy living might just be a New Year fad for some but, according to Peter Kirkman, fund manager of the JPM Global Consumer Trends Fund, it presents a compelling long term investment theme.

Gibraltar - an attractive proposition for the hedge fund industry

Gibraltar - an attractive proposition for the hedge fund industry

1 January 2011 was a key milestone in Gibraltar’s fiscal history. On this date the new Income Tax Act came into effect and completed the territory’s 14 year transition from ‘tax haven’ to mainstream European financial services centre fully integrated into the EU.

AXA completes 285,000 sq m of lettings in French portfolio

AXA Real Estate, the leading real estate manager in Europe and second globally with €39 billion of assets under management, announces that it has signed 112 leases representing 285,000 sq m of space across its French portfolio this year.

Asian markets set for continued growth in 2011, says JPMAM

Asian markets are set for continued growth in 2011, although this will be at a slower rate than 2010, reveals Geoff Lewis, Head of Investment Services in Hong Kong for J.P. Morgan Asset Management in his latest review of the market and outlook for next year.

Armstrong Investment Managers 2011 Global Macro and Multi-Asset Outlook

Armstrong Investment Managers (AIM) have laid out their 2011 Global Macro forecasts and outlook for various asset classes in 2011.

Prime property from Tritax offers income of 8%

Tritax, one of the largest independent property specialists, has launched a new fund offering prime property to private investors. With a long lease to an institutional tenant, the £22 million of prime office building in Marlow aims to generate 8% p.a. income and over 10% pa over the 3 year investment term.

HSBC launches HSBC MSCI World ETF

HSBC has launched the HSBC MSCI World ETF, which carries a very competitive Total Expense Ratio (TER) of just 0.35 %.

HSBC Open Global Property fund celebrates three-year anniversary

The HSBC Open Global Property fund, a globally diversified multimanager portfolio, celebrates its third anniversary by achieving a top decile performance since inception.