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SVM to launch fund equipped for volatile markets
SVM UK Absolute Alpha Fund, the new launch from Edinburgh based independent fund management group SVM Asset Management, has been approved by the FSA.
Investment company charges fall for 4th consecutive year
The economic turbulence and market volatility has made for a challenging year for the investment company sector.
Argonaut launch European Absolute Return Fund
European equities boutique, Argonaut Capital, is delighted to announce the launch of the Argonaut European Absolute Return Fund. Managed by Argonaut founding partner Barry Norris, the fund will aim to achieve positive returns regardless of market conditions.
Chinese internet users reach 289 million
The number of Chinese internet users has reached 298 million, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC). 270 million of these have access to broadband.
Invesco Perpetual: Long-term Asian equities outlook is good
Stuart Parks, head of Asian equities at Invesco Perpetual, comments on how market turbulence in H2 2008 affected the sector, and the long-term focus of the Invesco Asia Trust plc.
Annual income on typical Cash ISA more than halved
With the Bank Rate now standing at 1%, and the average rate on a Cash ISA now down to 2.1%, Fidelity International is suggesting income investors, who have built up significant sums of money in their Cash ISAs in the last decade, may want to consider the new opportunity to roll their existing Cash ISA holdings into Stocks & Shares ISAs where they can get a higher level of income.
Threadneedle: Outlook for UK equity market
Leigh Harrison, Threadneedle’s Head of UK Equities’ comments on the outlook for the UK equity market: "We have made further downward revisions to our economic forecasts and now expect UK GDP to contract by 3% in 2009.
JPMAM teams up with Cofunds to offer offshore funds
From Monday 16th February 2009, ten J.P. Morgan Asset Management Luxemburg domiciled funds will be available to advisers via Cofunds, the UK's largest independent investment platform.The top performing JPM Highbridge Statistical Market Neutral Fund and AAA rated JPM Sterling Liquidity Fund are amongst those available.
Gartmore European Absolute Return Fund breaks £30m mark
Gartmore's European Absolute Return Fund has raised a healthy £30 million during its first two weeks of trading.
iShares € Corporate Bond surpass €2 billion milestone
iShares, the world's leading Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) provider, has announced that the iShares € Corporate Bond fund has surpassed €2 billion in assets under management, as the push by investors into fixed income continues apace.
Euro bond market rally brings opportunities
The European High Yield market has rebounded strongly from lows in November of last year, according to Andrew Lake, co-manager of the award-winning F&C European High Yield Bond Fund.
Debate over ‘say on pay' gathers momentum
As job losses mount and economic suffering worsens, anger at highly-paid bank executives is rising on both sides of the Atlantic. The meltdown in the credit markets has sparked the ire of political leaders, media commentators - and above all taxpayers, who are saddled with costly bail-outs.
Geithner plan offers measure of optimism: Marsico
Marsico Capital Management has responded with cautious optimism to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner‘s plan to create a private-public partnership that would buy up banks' toxic assets, while noting its overall lack of detail.
UK-domiciled Ignis HEXAM Global Emerging Markets Fund
HEXAM Capital is delighted to announce the launch of the UK-domiciled Ignis HEXAM Global Emerging Markets Fund. The new onshore fund will mirror the award-winning £71 million Dublin-domiciled Ignis International HEXAM Global Emerging Markets Fund and will open to investment on Wednesday 11 February 2009.
Time for shopping, not selling
Margaret Lawson, SVM UK100 Select Fund: In the very short term markets could revisit the lows we saw last year, but there are encouraging indicators: the yield curve is now very positive, usually a sign that markets will recover, and there has been unprecedented stimulus for world economies that will be beneficial over the next one to two years.