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Dalgliesh allays fears of property crash in China
Returning from a recent trip to China, Peter Dalgliesh manager of Pacific Assets Trust, said there was sufficient evidence to suggest that the outlook for the physical property market remained positive despite fears of government tightening in the sector.
SWIP increases property assets and continues strong performance
The latest property research from Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), one of the UK’s largest fund managers, reaffirms that the office sector will deliver the strongest returns over the next two years.
Reasons to be confident in Europe
There are a number of reasons supporting a rosy euro-zone outlook argues Roger Guy and Guillaume Rambourg, Co-managers of the Gartmore European Selected Opportunities Fund and the Gartmore Sicav Continental European Fund.
Hong Kong to Benefit as China Liberalises Investment Regime
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has agreed to loosen regulations which determine how much domestic institutions can invest overseas.
SLI’s record mutual fund sales signal strong start to 2007
Standard Life Investments has experienced a record start to the year. Key highlights for the leading investment house over the three months to 31st March 2007, include -
High returns point to future gains for Skipton savers
Savers looking to benefit from increases in the FTSE 100 and Halifax House Price Index (HPI) are once again being offered the chance to invest in Skipton Building Society’s Guaranteed Triple Asset Bond.
Alliance & Leicester launches fixed rate bond at 6.20% AER
Alliance & Leicester International Limited (ALIL), the offshore savings bank, has launched a new, limited edition 1 Year Fixed Rate Bond (Issue 36) with a competitive fixed interest rate of 6.20% AER.
Legal & General UK unit trusts top performing over one year
Legal & General UK Alpha Trust is the top performing unit trust over one year in April and, alongside the Legal & General Growth Trust the two funds are first and second in the UK All Companies sector over the last 12 months according to the latest performance figures from Morningstar.
moneysupermarket.com: Preliminary deal on cutting roaming charges
Commenting on the EU and members of the European Parliament reaching a preliminary deal on cutting mobile roaming charges, Rob Barnes, head of mobile phones at moneysupermarket.com, said:
New man Newman at top of Special Situations tables
With the spotlight once again trained on 'special situations' funds, one of the newer names in this specialist fund class has clearly pitched his performance flag at the summit of the performance tables.
JPMAM continues momentum in UK institutional business
JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has announced that it had won 27 mandates from UK pension plans at year to date 2007, with almost 60% of the assets invested in equity products.
Fixed income funds creating new uncertainties for investors
Fixed income funds in Europe increasingly are adopting trading strategies that are poorly understood by most retail investors and are creating wider disparities of performance, according to Standard & Poor’s Fund Services, the leading provider of qualitative fund management research and ratings.
First State Media leads acquisition of major music copyright catalogue
First State Media Group has today confirmed the acquisition of a major music copyright catalogue comprising substantially all of the music copyright assets originally assembled by DreamWorks Music Publishing LLC.
Blair to Brown = Stocks go down?
Investors have had a long time to digest the forthcoming departure of Tony Blair but, now that the date is nearly upon us, will concerns arise?
Kaketsis voted as No. 1 buy-side 'young gun'
Makis Kaketsis, the fund manager placed at the helm of the appropriately named top performing F&C UK Dynamic Fund less than a year and a half ago, has come first in a poll of City professionals designed to highlight the most talented up-and-coming buy-side talent.