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Beijing Olympics will strengthen investors perceptions of China
With the highly anticipated Beijing Olympics only two weeks away, the Association of Investment Companies, (AIC) has looked at the impact of the Olympics on the Chinese economy by collating the views of investment company managers with holdings in China.
China slowdown fears overdone
China's economy will slow less sharply than many commentators believe and will still boast double-digit growth following the Beijing Olympics, according to Resolution Asset Management.
Fidelity's McCarron favours healthcare over financials
Tim McCarron, manager of the £4.4billion Fidelity European Fund, is maintaining an overweight position in healthcare stocks, while remaining underweight in financials.
Barclays launches new Investment Note
With investors increasingly looking to diversify their portfolios, Barclays Stockbrokers have announced the launch of a new Investment Note, giving investors access to the growth opportunities in Chinese Equity markets and Agricultural Commodities.
Four Fidelity funds receive fresh ratings from OBSR
Fidelity International has announced that OBSR has awarded fresh ratings to four of its UK retail funds.
Germany tops property risk reward outlook
SWIP's research analyses the European property market on a risk-adjusted basis and finds that Germany remains at the forefront, with the best sector outlook over the next five years being in high street retail and retail warehousing.
Healthy inflows into European and international developed equities
iShares, the world's largest provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), has seen investor's appetite for the emerging markets decline while they flock to iShares ETFs providing exposure to European and international developed equities.
Euro opportunities despite slowdown
Although the economic slowdown in Europe will continue to erode corporate earnings for some time, the current conditions also create opportunities to initiate positions or add exposure to companies based on shares price weakness, claims Peter Jarvis, manager of the Foreign & Colonial Eurotrust.
Cheeseman buys strategic bond fund
The F&C fund of funds team has recently added the M&G Strategic Bond Fund across four portfolios: the F&C Multi-Manager Distribution, F&C Multi-Manager Cautious, F&C Lifestyle Defensive and F&C Lifestyle Cautious funds.
Indian confidence vote ‘good news for economy'
This week's vote of confidence in India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is good news for the country as the government now has an opportunity to implement reforms that are likely to have a positive impact on the economy, according to Sam Mahtani, F&C's India specialist.
Some 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.
Morningstar: Old Mutual UK Select Mid Cp Acc Fund
Old Mutual UK Select Mid Cp Acc fund is losing its star manager, but that doesn’t mean investors should be rushing for the door.
SLI signs partnership agreement with Allfunds
Scottish Life International (SLI) has entered a strategic partnership with Allfunds Bank, one of the foremost third-party investment fund specialists in Europe. The agreement allows SLI to link its international products to Allfunds' extensive fund range on competitive terms.
SLI secures SICAV agreement with DWP bank platform in Germany
Standard Life Investments (SLI), the global fund manager, has announced that its entire Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV fund range is now available to German investors through dwp bank, the market leading platform for Landesbanks and Savingsbanks in Germany.
China, what's driving the downturn?
Dan Su, fund analyst at Morningstar, comments: So far, 2008 has been quite disappointing for most investors in the Chinese stock market. Major market indices posted one of the worst performances in the world, down by almost 50% in the first six months, and the average China Equity fund lost roughly 28% in the period.