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LVAM wins major commercial property fund management mandate
LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group LV=, has been appointed to manage the direct commercial property portfolio of the Teesside Pension Fund on behalf of Middlesbrough Council.
Asia well placed to emerge from the credit crunch
Asia's stock markets have been hurt more than most by the global economic crisis. However, the underlying story offers reasons for optimism, according to Aberdeen.
Emerging markets in robust shape to weather 2009
Despite the severe market declines of recent months, Aberdeen believes emerging economies around the world are well placed to withstand the ongoing financial turmoil.
Outlook for investing in the US
Cormac Weldon, Head of US Equities at Threadneedle comments on opportunities in the US following the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.
Morningstar: JOHCM Japan Fund
Ash Kumar, fund analyst at Morningstar: Manager experience is a key competitive advantage for this fund. Scott McGlashan has 32 years' experience of which 26 years is in Japanese equities. Ruth Nash, who backs him up, has been involved with Japanese equities for two decades.
ASDA offers customers Child Trust Fund incentives
ASDA has announced that it will offer parents-to-be an incentive if they pre-register for an ASDA Child Trust Fund, provided by The Children's Mutual.
Bullish Lowes points to ‘outstanding’ value opportunities in 2009
Lowes Wealth Management (LWM), the Beijing-based fund manager, has announced a bullish programme of stock acquisition, building on the opportunities thrown up by the global downturn.
UK asset purchase scheme is best news for months, says Ward
Simon Ward, economist at New Star: "The most important parts of today's package of financial support measures are the new Bank of England asset purchase facility and the commitments by Northern Rock and RBS to expand lending relative to previous plans.
Fidelity International to launch Enhanced Income Fund
Fidelity International is launching the Fidelity Enhanced Income Fund, a new fund for investors looking for a high level of regular income, on 2 February 2008.
Fidelity International raises interest rate for ISA Cash Park
Fidelity International has raised the interest rate payable to investors holding cash in its popular ISA Cash Park to 0.2% above the Bank of England base rate.
Volatility remains with further bear market rallies expected
Jane Coffey, Head of Equities at Royal London Asset Management and fund manager of the Royal London UK Equity Trust comments on the outlook for UK equities: We have had less than ten trading days and already 2009 is proving to be a very volatile year.
Alliance Trust to launch two core equity funds
Alliance Trust PLC, one of the UK's oldest and largest investment trusts, has announced that its new asset management business is launching two core funds in UK equity income and North American equities.
Bank of Cyprus UK expands fixed term bond range
Bank of Cyprus UK has announced the launch of two new fixed term bond products. A three year bond paying 4.35% AER/gross p.a. is now available along with a shorter term nine month bond paying 4.12% AER / 4.10% gross p.a.
Elite Bloxham Global Equity Fund tips US stocks as best buy for 2009
Pramit Ghose, manager of the Elite Bloxham Global Equity Income Fund, has been increasing exposure to the US since the summer of 2008, taking the fund’s total US holdings to 33 per cent and broadly reflecting a view that the world’s biggest economy will show the seeds of recovery towards the end of 2009.
Gold and silver trading at record levels in 2008
Gold and silver trading has posted record activity since the start of the credit crisis according to IFSL’s Bullion Markets 2009 report. The traditional “safe-haven” appeal of precious metals has attracted many investors to this asset class.