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Advisers becoming increasingly sophisticated in ETF usage
A recent survey by iShares, the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) platform of BlackRock, shows that advisers are using ETFs to access a broader range of asset classes, as they develop their understanding and usage of the products in preparation for a post Retail Distribution Review (RDR) world.
S&P Fund Services assigns first rating to Saudi based fund
Standard & Poor's Fund Services announced today that it has assigned an A fund management rating to SAIB GCC Equity Fund, the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) equities fund managed out of Saudi Arabia to receive an S&P fund management rating.
BlackRock BGF World Agriculture Fund
BlackRock's BGF World Agriculture Fund, which has now been launched in the UK, enables investors to gain exposure to the broad agriculture sector at a time when world population expansion, rising prosperity, demand for biofuels and constrained supply means agriculture and its supporting industries are set for long-term growth.
Competition hots up in fixed rate savings bonds market
Since March, the average rate across fixed rate bonds has dropped by 0.35 per cent, according to analysis by Britain's number one comparison site moneysupermarket.com.
JPMAM experiences flurry of leasing activity across Europe
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's European Real Estate Group announces it has signed, on behalf of institutional investors it advises, in excess of 40,000 square metres of new real estate leases at properties it manages throughout Germany, Belgium and France in the second quarter of 2010 - more than double the level leased in the first quarter of the year.
JPMorgan Income and Capital maintains dividend
The JPMorgan Income and Capital Investment Trust has announced it intends to maintain its dividend payments on its ordinary shares.
TD customers continue to capitalise on FTSE 100 rally
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "Sells doubled this week, helping to push overall trading volumes up by more than half, as the FTSE 100 continued to rally from the lows of early June and investors took comfort from a successful Greek bond sale and prospects for a strong US results season.
Domestic consumption to drive growth in global emerging markets
Global emerging markets fund managers say that the growth story going forward will be the expansion of domestic consumption driven by increasing wealth and the rise of a middle class, according to the latest sector review published by Standard & Poor's Fund Services.
Market volatility makes for difficult decisions for investors
On the one hand equity markets are uncertain and big stories like the BP oil spill have highlighted the need to be aware of stock-specific risk.
F&C Managed Portfolio Trust beats benchmark
In its full-year results to 31 May, F&C Managed Portfolio Trust, managed by Peter Hewitt at F&C Investments in Edinburgh, posted NAV total returns of 23.9% and 24.2% respectively for its Income and Growth portfolios, beating the total return on the FTSE All-Share Index of 22.9%.
Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund
Aberdeen has published the prospectus in preparation for the launch of the first UK-listed Latin American closed-end fund with an income bias - the Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund.
Positive news on BP leads to surge in investor confidence
Paul Inkster, Head of Product, Barclays Stockbrokers, comments: "Investors found reason for fresh confidence yesterday, as BP reported good progress attaching a cap to the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico.
New market data promotion for retail investors
The London Stock Exchange has announced a volume discount pricing scheme for real time data delivered to the retail investor community.
HSBC launches MSCI BRAZIL ETF
HSBC this week launches the HSBC MSCI BRAZIL ETF with a highly competitive total expense ratio (TER) of just 0.60%.
Inflation costing cash ISA savers £1.6 billion
With inflation continuing to hover above the Bank of England's target and showing little sign of easing after today's announcement that CPI dropped 0.20 per cent to 3.2 per cent and RPI dropped 0.10 per cent to 5 per cent, savers should be aware of the impact this is having on their ISA savings.