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SLI celebrates a decade of success
The 16th of November will be a special day for Standard Life Investments as the global fund manager celebrates the tenth anniversary of its first day of trading back in 1998.
Barclays Wealth launches new protected investments
Barclays Wealth is launching a new range of protected investments and continuing its Emerging Markets Optimiser as the structured product sector continues to witness a ‘flight to quality'.
Morningstar Analysis: Newton American
Chetan Modi, fund analyst at Morningstar, writes: We believe the Newton American fund benefits from the backing of Newton's strong career analyst bench.
L&G and Investec join forces to launch Money Builder Fund
Legal & General and Investec have joined forces to create a new cautious managed fund, The Legal & General Money Builder (Investec) Fund.
SLI's UK Equity High Income Fund awarded 'AAA' S&P rating
Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments today announced that its UK Equity High Income Fund has been awarded a ‘AAA' fund management rating by ratings agency, Standard & Poor's.
BlackRock UK Income Fund awarded S&P AA rating
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has upgraded BlackRock's UK Income Fund to AA, referring to manager Nick McLeod-Clarke's disciplined approach and strong stock selection abilities.
Architas secures exclusive deal with INSYNERGY funds
Architas Multi-Manager ("Architas"), the new investment company backed by AXA UK, has agreed an exclusive distribution partnership for the first two funds launched by INSYNERGY Investment Management ("INSYNERGY"), the INSYNERGY Odey Fund and INSYNERGY UK Shariah Growth Fund.
Integrated oil and utilities sectors still offer dividend opportunities
With the abandonment of cash dividends by almost all UK listed banks and FTSE All-Share dividend likely to fall by at least 10% as a whole in 2009, Michael Clark, manager of the Fidelity Income Plus fund, discusses where income investors can now find yield.
Can Europe avoid the worst of the global slowdown?
Richard Pease, manager of the New Star European Growth Fund: The decoupling argument - that other countries were no longer reliant on the US economy for economic growth - always had a hollow ring to it.
Equities can be a safer option than property over the long-term
Despite expert predictions that the average price of a home will tumble by as much as £40,000 by the end of next year, almost five million people in the UK still think that their home is the only investment they will ever need, according to research from long-term investment provider, Skandia.
Investment opportunities in US equities
Garrett Fish, manager of the JPMorgan American Investment Trust, says there is a good case in favour of investing in US equities:
Investec American fund is better than it looks at first glance
Chetan Modi, fund analyst at Morningstar, comments: This Investec fund, launched in September 2002, benefits from a very experienced management team. It is run by Thornburg Investment Management in the USA and is a near-clone of their Thornburg Value fund.
Architas announces exclusive deal with INSYNERGY
Architas Multi-Manager, the new investment company backed by AXA UK, announces details of an exclusive distribution partnership with INSYNERGY Investment Management ("INSYNERGY"), a new boutique fund management business launched by Spike Hughes, one of the leading figures in the investment industry.
Outlook for investing in the US
Cormac Weldon, Head of US Equities at Threadneedle comments on opportunities in the US depending on the outcome of the election.
Morningstar analysis: Artemis European Growth
Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment research and data, has issued fund analysis on the Artemis European Growth fund.