Investments

New Star: UK commercial property in FTSE APCIMS indices

Commenting on APCIMS announcement to include UK commercial property for the first time in its FTSE APCIMS indices Richard Wilson, New Star UK Retail Marketing Director, says: “The decision by the APCIMS Private Investor Indices committee to include an allocation to UK commercial property for the first time is further evidence of the emergence of commercial property as a mainstream asset class for private investors.

JPMorgan asset management launches the JPM Flexible Bond Fund

JPMorgan Asset Management (‘JPMAM’) has announced the launch of the JPM Flexible Bond Fund (the Fund), offering an innovative development in bond fund management. By investing wherever the best bond opportunities lie globally, the fund has the flexibility to maximise returns during all market environments.

Standard Life bonus share issue 5% not 10%

With reference to reports yesterday and this morning that the level of 'bonus' attaching to member/policyholder investors in Standard Life shares is 1 free share for every 20 shares held since listing on the London Stock Exchange on 10 July 2006.

Many happy returns from revamped F&C Emerging Market Fund

Six months on from a top to tail restructuring, the F&C Emerging Market Fund has seen a transformation in its performance.

Nationwide launches new guaranteed equity bond

Nationwide Building Society is to launch a new tranche of its Guaranteed Equity Bond (GEB) with a participation rate of 65%.

Abbey issues guaranteed income bond with highest ever rate

Abbey Savings has launched its new Guaranteed Income Bond (GIB Issue 25), which offers its highest ever rate of 4.88per cent net (6.10 per cent gross equivalent) per annum.

James Hay adds State Street funds to Wrap platform

James Hay has added four new funds from State Street Global Advisers (SSGA), the second largest asset manager in the world, to its Wrap platforms.

S&P assigns "A (New)" rating to Allianz RCM Asia Pacific Fund

Standard & Poor’s Fund Services, the leading provider of qualitative fund management ratings, has assigned a "A (New)" Fund Management Rating to Allianz RCM Asia Pacific Fund, following a detailed qualitative evaluation of the investment process and management of this fund.

S&P assigns Fund Management Ratings to two INVESCO Funds

Standard & Poor’s Fund Services, the provider of qualitative fund management ratings, has assigned Fund Management Ratings to two INVESCO Funds, following a detailed qualitative evaluation of the investment process and management of these funds:

Hong Kong shares return just 33% since handover ten years ago

A British investor who put money into the Hong Kong stock market as the Colony reverted to mainland Chinese control nearly ten years ago would have reaped returns of just 33% - less than top paying UK cash accounts over this period.

Value is proving elusive in small caps

A leading City fund manager has confessed that value is getting harder to come by at the quality end of the universe of smaller companies and that, despite recent strong performance at the more speculative end of the market, a period of consolidation is underway.

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