Investment Funds

Investors seek diversification through funds

The majority of investors invest in funds to achieve a diversified portfolio (63 per cent), according to research from Barclays Stockbrokers.

Schroders launches Global Emerging Market Equity Commodity Fund

Schroders has launched the Schroder ISF Global Emerging Market Equity Commodity Fund. The Fund will invest solely in emerging market commodity stocks and is designed to give investors exposure to some of the worlds fastest growing and most important commodity companies.

TUC continues to fuel myths

Responding to the TUC's sixth annual survey on fund manager voting, Richard Saunders, Chief Executive of the Investment Management Association, said: "The TUC survey finds that three quarters of fund managers responding to it make voting data available publicly.

Hard core of fund managers keep votes secret

A hard core of investment fund managers still refuse to reveal how they voted at company AGMs and unless this changes soon, the Government must use its reserve power to force fund managers to disclose their voting records in a standard form, says a new TUC report.

Cautious optimism for UK Equities

With the UK housing market continuing to weaken, unemployment ticking higher and inflation rising above the Bank of England's upper 3.0% limit, Chris Burvill, manager of the Gartmore Cautious Managed Fund, continues to invest defensively, with equities remaining at his fund's lower limit of 40%.

High yield the Holy Grail for European equity income fund of funds

A European income fund of funds, the Elite Integrity European Income Fund designed to fill a key gap in the equity income sector, is due to launch on 7 July 2008 with a high yield remit. The Fund will have a 14 day initial offer period where investors can take advantage of receiving a fixed price of 100p.

Not so cautious managed sector lets down investors

Investor faith in one of the UK’s most popular sectors, the Investment Management Association's Cautious Managed sector, has been rewarded with grim returns in the past 12 months, according to fund data analyst Moneyspider.com.

Large cap focus this 4th July for SPA ETF

This Independence Day SPA ETF, the pioneering ‘second generation’ Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) provider that uses MarketGrader for its investment methodology, says that US large cap stocks are now set to perform strongly on a relative basis over the coming years.

Asia well placed to withstand economic slowdown

Kathryn Matthews, Asia CIO for Fidelity International, says an economic slowdown in the US will have an impact on Asian profits, but despite current volatility in the market, GDP growth in the region should remain high, albeit off recent peaks.

Two M&G funds awarded ‘A' and ‘AA' ratings by S&P

Standard & Poor's Funds Rating Service has awarded the M&G Pan European Fund with an ‘AA' and the M&G European Smaller Companies Fund with an ‘A' rating.

Former ‘dog' fund transformed into a pedigree performer

With decisive action even the most disappointing ‘dog' funds can be transformed into pedigree performers says fund group F&C Investments.

New Star: Outlook for Global Financials

Guy de Blonay, manager of the New Star Global Financials Fund, comments on the earnings challenges banking stocks are facing and explains why the fund will maintain its bias towards defensive stocks while taking advantage of certain areas of opportunity.

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