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Prospect of lower interest rates helps support Brazilian stocks
Brazilian stocks have gained in 2009, with the benchmark Bovespa Index up 15% in the year to date. Improving sentiment reflects a number of features, including an initial positive response to the latest US plan to deal with toxic assets held by American financial institutions.
US regulators act on climate change
Under the new administration, US regulatory bodies are taking important steps towards the introduction of new policies to flight climate change.
Combined Code review ‘timely'
The UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of the review of the Combined Code of Corporate Governance is timely in light of the ongoing financial crisis, which in many ways can be regarded as a failure of corporate governance.
‘Barbell' strategy boosts Stewardship International performance
A ‘barbell' investment strategy has helped F&C's Stewardship International fund to achieve a relatively strong start to 2009, according to manager Terry Coles.
Sticking to our stock picking discipline
"Unprecedented circumstances have conspired to leave 2008 as one of the most challenging years that many investors have had to face for some decades", say Roger Guy and Guillaume Rambourg, managers of the Gartmore European Selected Opportunities Fund and the Gartmore SICAV Continental European Fund.
M&G announces new partnership with Merchant Investors
Four strong performing M&G funds, M&G Recovery Fund, M&G Global Basics Fund, M&G Strategic Corporate Bond Fund and M&G Optimal Income Fund, have been added to Merchant Investors' Pinnacle Range.
“It’s no longer as simple as equities versus bonds,” says Cheeseman
The market backdrop is changing the rules of the game when it comes to successful asset allocation, according to Dean Cheeseman, Head of Retail Multi-Management at F&C.
No ‘credit bubble' in sight, says F&C's Seabrook
Despite the growing debate amongst fund managers and industry commentators on the potential emergence of a speculative bubble in credit markets, this is actually far from being the case, according to Rebecca Seabrook, Director, UK credit at F&C.
"Sterling slide no panacea" says New Star's Ward
Simona Ward, economist at New Star: "Trade figures for January released today show little evidence of the economic benefits promised by the many advocates of exchange rate devaluation.
Scottish Widows launches new Capital Protected Fund
In an environment of falling cash interest rates and ongoing market volatility, Scottish Widows has launched a new competitive Capital Protected Fund 10 (CPF10) following the success of CPF 9.
Threadneedle: Attractive opportunities to be found in Europe
Despite the uncertain economic outlook, there are still opportunities to be had in Europe through careful stock picking and by finding value in the materials and healthcare sectors, says David Dudding, fund manager of the Threadneedle European Select Fund.
Ignis: Beware false dawns over the coming months, warns Clark
Investors should not to read too much into low valuations and market rallies during the coming months, warns David Clark, manager of the Ignis Asset Management UK Smaller Companies Fund.
Standard Life Investments launches UK Equity Recovery Fund
Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments has announced the launch of a UK Equity Recovery OEIC Fund which is to be managed by David Cumming, Head of UK Equities.
M&G wins ‘Best Overall Fund Group’ at the Lipper Awards
M&G took the prestigious ‘Best Overall Group (Large)' Award at the Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards UK 2009.
M&G UK Growth Fund awarded ‘A' OBSR rating
The M&G UK Growth Fund, managed by Garfield Kiff, has joined the highly respected group of funds awarded an ‘A' fund rating by Old Broad Street Research (OBSR).