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Aberdeen European Smaller Companies - Morningstar's take
Tom Whitelaw, fund analyst at Morningstar, comments: Aberdeen's Pan-European equities team, now headed by James Laing, took on the Aberdeen European Smaller Companies fund in 2002.
Inflation replaces credit crunch as great threat
In the year since he assumed management of the Santander UK Growth Fund on 16 July 2007, Richard Moore has delivered top quartile performance and the fund is ranked 59 out of 326 in the UK All Companies sector.
Olympics not the starting gun for China
China's economy will continue to develop beyond the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games, according to JPMorgan Asset Management's Pinakin Patel.
Innovative F&C multi-asset fund wins Product of the Year Award
Leading asset management group, F&C Investments, has won the Product of the Year Award in the 2008 European Pensions Awards held in London last night.
Time to shop for cheap assets
Equity markets came down substantially in June, with the SPX down around -9%, the Eurostoxx down -11.5%, and the FTSE All share down -7.5%.
Volatility likely to get worse in coming weeks
This week's turbulent market events have shown that the effects of the credit crunch are far from being over at the same time as inflationary concerns intensify, according to Jeremy Tigue, manager of the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust.
Commodities: Look before you leap
Christine Benz, fund analyst at Morningstar, comments on commodities: With growth in emerging markets continuing apace, it's easy to assume that demand for commodities such as oil, metals, and food products will march inexorably higher, too.
Structural growth will deliver returns in challenging European markets
Identifying structural growth drivers and investing in market leading companies that can take advantage of these will be key to delivering returns from European equities as the global economic slowdown becomes entrenched, according to Cédric de Fonclare, Manager of the Jupiter European Special Situations Fund.
Rescue of mortgage giants obscures housing market recovery
Investors have recently received another unwelcome jolt, with the problems afflicting the two largest mortgage finance companies in the US - Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - causing global reverberations.
Jupiter launches Jupiter India Fund (SICAV)
Jupiter is delighted to announce the launch of the Jupiter India Fund (SICAV), which is managed by Avinash Vazirani.
Morningstar hedge fund performance and asset flows
Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported a summary of hedge fund performance for the second quarter of 2008.
Threadneedle: Santander's bid for Alliance & Leicester
UK Growth & Income Fund Manager and Banking Sector Specialist, Chris White, gives his views on the Alliance & Leicester takeover: "I'm sure that Alliance & Leicester shareholders feel aggrieved at only receiving 317pence per share given the shares peaked at 1248p in 2006.
FPI offers new investors an extra allocation
Friends Provident International (FPI) announced today increased allocation rates for new investors on two of its regular premium savings plans - Premier and Premier Ultra.
M&G launches the M&G Global Dividend Fund
M&G has announced that the M&G Global Dividend Fund will officially launch on 18 July 2008. This is an equity income fund with a distinct investment process, which aims to select the best investments from the universe of publicly listed companies worldwide.
Threadneedle July Investment Strategy
Sarah Arkle, Threadneedle Chief Investment Officer comments: Bonds - The recent performance of government bonds has been poor amid growing concerns over mounting inflationary pressures, particularly from rising energy prices.