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Exchange Traded Commodities shatter trading volume records
ETF Securities Limited, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), saw record trading volumes in its Exchange Traded Commodities (ETC) platform over the past 6 weeks.
UK smaller company shares ‘plainly mispriced'
Gervais Williams, Head of UK Smaller Companies at Gartmore, believes that his asset class now offers some compelling investment opportunities that stand to do well, even if the economy and the broad stock market continue to disappoint.
TD Waterhouse zeros in on reduced fund charges for customers
TD Waterhouse, one of the UKs leading execution-only brokers, has renegotiated better discounts on Initial Sales Charges (ISCs) for its customers on over 900 Unit Trusts and OEICs, and introduced a wider range of funds from some of the UK's leading fund providers.
Don't write off income funds, says Threadneedle
Equity income funds have underperformed growth funds so far this year, but Threadneedle believes that rumours of the income sector's demise are exaggerated.
LV= Asset Management launches Diversified Income Fund
LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group LV=, has launched its new Diversified Income Fund.
Threadneedle August investment strategy
Sarah Arkle, Threadneedle Chief Investment Officer comments: Sentiment towards government bonds has benefited from the fall in the oil price, which has helped to ease inflation fears, and investors' reduced risk appetite.
Alliance Trust: Current outlook for oil
Angus McPhail, Global Oil & Natural Resources Analyst at Alliance Trust made the following comment on the current outlook for oil: "Oil prices have been extremely volatile over the last few months reflecting political developments as well as the flow of economic and oil market data.
ECB rates unchanged as economic growth slows in Europe
Peter Jarvis, fund manager of Foreign & Colonial's Eurotrust and F&C European Dynamic fund, comments on today's decision by the European Central Bank to keep interest rates unchanged:
US economy continues to skirt recession
A raft of recent US economic indicators is helping to reinforce the long-held contention of Gartmore sub-adviser Marsico Capital Management that the US economy, while slowing, is fundamentally healthy and is unlikely to go into a formal recession.
Domestic consumption is driver of China's positive outlook
China's economic strength will continue well beyond the Olympic Games, according to Christian Deseglise, Global Head of Emerging Markets at HSBC Global Asset Management.
Credit crunch has led to increased concentration of UK market in top ten names
As the first anniversary of Northern Rock's near demise approaches, analysis by Fidelity International shows that the credit crunch has led to increased concentration among Britain's blue chip companies.
Standard Life adds BlackRock's UK Absolute Alpha
Standard Life and BlackRock are delighted to announce the addition of BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha fund to Standard Life's insured product range, from 5 August 2008.
iShares continues expansion of fixed income range
iShares, the world's number one provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) managed by Barclays Global Investors, has launched two new fixed income ETFs, further expanding its product range and providing investors the opportunity to diversify their exposure to new markets.
Stock market activity in India not reflecting opportunities
JPMorgan Asset Management says current stock market activity in India is not reflective of the investment opportunities in the region.
M&G optimal income fund awarded new rating by OBSR
The M&G Optimal Income Fund has been awarded an A rating by Old Broad Street Research (OBSR). One of the most unconstrained bond funds available in the market, the M&G Optimal Income Fund has recorded top decile performance since its launch on 8 December 2006 against its official peer group,