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Strong demand for fixed income ETFs
iShares, the Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) platform of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) revealed that its range of European-domiciled fixed income ETFs has surpassed $25 billion in assets under management (AUM).
UK corporate activity points to continued recovery
Economic indicators are sending conflicting messages at the moment, suggesting uncertain times ahead. This leaves fund managers divided between those who are concerned about the prospect of a double dip recession and those who are more optimistic about the strength of the recovery.
SWIP’s Short Term Fund reaches £2 billion mark
SWIP's Short Term Fund, launched to the institutional market in 2006, has reached £2bn in assets under management. Over the last three years the fund has given annualised returns of 4.68% against the benchmark of 3.11%.
Invesco launches offshore Latin American Equity Fund
Invesco announces the launch of a new fund, the Invesco Latin American Equity Fund, available to offshore investors and managed by award winning fund manager Dean Newman, who has 24 years' equity investment experience.
The rise and rise of the global consumer
Peter Kirkman, manager of the JPM Global Consumer Trends Fund has urged investors not to overlook the power of the consumer post credit crunch and he believes that many investors are missing out on some of the better growth stories of the 21st century.
HSBC launches Global Inflation Linked Bond fund
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched a Global Inflation Linked Bond fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of sovereign inflation-linked bonds issued by OECD countries such as Australia, Canada, Sweden, UK, US, Japan and some countries in the Eurozone.
Investors shun UK in favour of foreign firms big and small
Three-quarters of investors expect the best returns over the next year to come from companies based outside the UK, according to F&C Investments' latest Question of the Month survey.
Gold prices lead asset allocation fund managers to re-evaluate
Having used gold as a hedge against inflation or uncertain markets over the last couple of years, fund managers in the asset allocation sector are re-evaluating their holdings, says Standard & Poor's Fund Services in its latest update on asset allocation funds.
Standard Life adds to South American property presence
Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property investors in Europe, have announced on behalf of its Select Property Fund the completion of a further two key acquisitions in Brazil at a combined price of nearly R$110 million (£40m).
JPM Emerging Markets Infrastructure fund
Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre, sets out the case for long term infrastructure investment in emerging markets via JPM Emerging Markets Infrastructure fund.
Emerging markets debt funds look to quality issuers
Most fund managers are positioned for emerging markets to lead slow global growth, with China and Asia in the vanguard and a bias to quality issuers, according to the latest sector review published by Standard & Poor's Fund Services.
US climate legislation disappoints - but renewable energy to survive
This week US Senate leader Harry Reid announced the Senate draft of the Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act.
F&C Multi Manager Team add Legg Mason Opportunity Trust
F&C's Multi Manager Team have recently established positions in the Legg Mason Opportunity Trust across their Lifestyle fund range and the F&C Multi Manager Balanced and F&C Multi Manager Growth Funds.
High yield credit set to benefit from long-term low rate backdrop
Yesterday's news that the Bank of England is in no hurry to raise interest rates was fully anticipated by the market, with some experts commenting that low rates may become commonplace to counterbalance the Government's ambitious planned spending cuts.
Russia most attractively valued BRIC market
Strong domestic consumption in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) is a key driver of continued strength in these markets according to HSBC Global Asset Management, one of the world's largest investors in this asset class with more than USD28bn BRIC assets under management.