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Increased interest in green and ethical investment
Penny Shepherd, UKSIF chief executive, comments on new research from EIRIS that shows increased interest in green and ethical investing.
UK stock market is attractive, but UK economy is less so
James Macpherson, BlackRock's Head of UK Equities and manager of the BGF UK Fund said: "Although the UK stock market has made handsome progress since March, it still remains attractive.
Invesco Perpetual Latin American fund
Andy Parsons, Advice team manager at The Share Centre, explains how investors looking for capital growth by investing in emerging markets could benefit from the Invesco Perpetual Latin American fund.
HSBC Global Asset Management MENA fund
HSBC Global Asset Management this week launches the HSBC GIF Middle East and North Africa (MENA) fund.
F&C ranks No. 1 for customer service
At a Gala ceremony in London (8 October), leading fund manager F&C Investments was crowned with the accolade of operating the UK's top call centre for customer service in the annual Top 50 Call Centres fororganised by Call Centre Focus magazine.
Expanded toolkit in place for UK Equity Income Fund
Additional flexibility has been approved for the £120 million F&C UK Equity Income Fund as manager Phil Doel seeks to diversify its potential sources of income.
Convertibles manager moves to balance
Convertible bonds continued their positive momentum during the traditionally quiet summer months, recovering strongly since the lows of October 2008 and the unprecedented sell off of the asset class during the second half of last year.
Threadneedle October investment strategy 2009
Sarah Arkle, Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle, comments on investment strategy for October: "Expectations for economic recovery continue to be revised up as a number of major economies have now emerged from recessions.
Neptune Funds to be distributed on Skandia platforms
Award-winning fund management boutique Neptune Investment Management ('Neptune') and international investment group Skandia International have collaborated to enable distribution of two Neptune funds via Skandia platforms.
SWIP UK Advantage Fund achieves S&P AA rating
The SWIP UK Advantage fund has been awarded an AA rating by Standard & Poor's (S&P) Fund Management Ratings.
JPMAM increases dominance in liquidity funds arena
One year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and 2 years after the start of the credit crisis, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the world's largest provider of institutional liquidity funds, has continued to see huge flows into its AAA-rated stable net asset value (NAV) funds despite an overall fall in assets across the money market funds industry this year.
Fewer retail funds could improve long-term investing
A new white paper from AXA Wealth reveals fewer fund choices could result in more private investment.
HEXAM funds awarded OBSR rating
HEXAM Capital's Global Emerging Markets funds have just been awarded a prestigious rating by OBSR.
HSBC launches Eurozone Equity ETF
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, and domiciled in Ireland, the new ETF is designed to replicate the performance of the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index (total return) covering the 50 largest companies in the Eurozone. The total expense ratio (TER) of the fund is up to 0.15%.
Investors turn to ETFs for emerging markets exposure
Emerging markets have returned to investors' agendas with the traditional BRIC economies, led by China and Brazil, at the forefront of market recovery as the global economy moves out of recession.