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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.
Asia - Should we be concerned over inflation?
According to Jan de Bruijn, manager of the £101 million Gartmore Pacific Opportunities Fund, there appears to be a mismatch in Asia at the moment.
Absolute return sector favours equity and multi-asset strategies
Fund managers are increasingly turning to equity and asset allocation as the number of fixed income funds in the absolute returns sector falls, says Standard & Poor's Fund Services in its latest sector review.
5.4% uplift in gross sales of absolute return funds
A study by independent research company Defaqto has found that absolute return funds continue to be a popular option for investors, with a surge of sales over the past two years.
Threadneedle European Select Fund outperforms benchmark
July marks the two year anniversary of David Dudding assuming management of the Threadneedle European Select Fund.
Alliance Trust Monthly Income Bond Fund available on Transact
Alliance Trust Asset Management's recently launched Monthly Income Bond Fund is now available to buy via Transact, one of the UK's most widely used wrap platforms.
Old Mutual Global Strategy Bond fund
Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains why investing in a diversified portfolio of fixed and variable rate bond investments can gain an attractive level of income plus capital appreciation.
RLAM's UK Special Situations Fund celebrates performance
The £393m Royal London UK Special Situations Fund has enjoyed excellent relative performance since its launch on 20th July 2007.
Apple results beat consensus estimates
Apple stock traded higher yesterday as earnings figures soared past analysts' estimates. Earnings were driven by strong iPhone and iPad sales, as well as better-than-expected sales of Mac computers.
India growth story stays intact
The Indian market experienced some sell-off in April and May as concerns over the sovereign debt crisis in Greece reappeared, but has since posted a solid recovery helped by strong economic data and evidence that the Reserve Bank of India will continue with its ‘pro growth' stance by modestly increasing interest rates.
F&C Stewardship funds benefit from market volatility
The markets have become increasingly negative in recent months; the financial crisis in Greece, fears of contagion to other European economies, the new UK Government calling for austerity and the weakening global economic recovery have all served to heighten risk aversion.
Richard Plackett's UK Special Situations Fund record continues
BlackRock's Richard Plackett, manager of the BlackRock UK Special Situations Fund believes that the UK equity market currently contains a number of very attractive investment opportunities.
Baring Europe Select Fund
Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre, outlines how to achieve long term capital growth by investing directly, and where appropriate, indirectly in securities of European companies via the Barings Europe Select Fund.
Advisers becoming increasingly sophisticated in ETF usage
A recent survey by iShares, the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) platform of BlackRock, shows that advisers are using ETFs to access a broader range of asset classes, as they develop their understanding and usage of the products in preparation for a post Retail Distribution Review (RDR) world.
S&P Fund Services assigns first rating to Saudi based fund
Standard & Poor's Fund Services announced today that it has assigned an A fund management rating to SAIB GCC Equity Fund, the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) equities fund managed out of Saudi Arabia to receive an S&P fund management rating.