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Bolton warns Chinese growth will miss estimates this year

Investment Week | 22 Feb 2012

Fidelity’s Anthony Bolton has warned Chinese GDP growth will come in at around 7.5% this year, undershooting consensus forecasts for growth of between 8% and 8.5%.

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Are your clients' funds on Bestinvest's dog list?

M&G Investments’ Alex Odd has entered Bestinvest's infamous list of “dog funds”, alongside offerings from Standard Life and SWIP, after his £1.2bn M&G Dividend fund underperformed its benchmark substanitally.

Investment Week | 21 Feb 2012

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Trusts beat open-ended funds over last decade as RDR pressure builds

Investment trusts have substantially outperformed unit trusts and OEICs over the past decade, according to research.

Investment Week | 20 Feb 2012

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The stocks Soros has been snapping up in Q4

Hedge fund star George Soros has been expanding positions in a number of his technology favourities, increasing his overall exposure to the sector by 15%.

Investment Week | 20 Feb 2012

Markets set for boost as Greece nears bailout deal

European markets are expected to open in the black in early trading, boosted by growing expectations Greece is on the verge of securing a bailout deal.

Investment Week | 20 Feb 2012

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The income funds which slashed dividends in 2011

A third of UK Equity Income funds slashed distributions to investors in 2011, despite a bumper year for UK-listed companies which saw dividend payouts hit an all-time high of £67.8bn.

Investment Week | 17 Feb 2012

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Woolnough: What Moody’s downgrade threat means for gilts

M&G Investments’ bond manager Richard Woolnough has backed gilts to shrug-off Moody's downgrade warning released earlier this week.

Investment Week | 16 Feb 2012

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Ten of the best investment trusts for income seekers

Oriel Securities has named the top ten highest yielding equity-focused investment trusts for investors hunting for income.

Investment Week | 16 Feb 2012

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Markets wobble as Moody’s puts UK AAA rating in jeopardy

Markets have slipped into the red in early trading as Moody’s negative outlook for the UK’s AAA credit rating weighed on sentiment.

Investment Week | 14 Feb 2012

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Geffen hits back after Principal warning

Neptune CEO Robin Geffen has hit back at Principal's latest income study after it recommended investors ditch his £1bn Neptune Income fund.

Investment Week | 14 Feb 2012

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Mott warns on ‘wildly optimistic’ UK earnings growth forecasts

PSigma’s Bill Mott has warned earnings growth forecasts for UK companies are far too high, while equity markets have reached a peak and are set for a correction.

Investment Week | 13 Feb 2012

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Schroders to launch Asian small cap fund for Dobbs

Schroders is launching an Asian smaller companies fund for its top performing manager Matthew Dobbs, which will invest in companies across Asia and the emerging markets.

Investment Week | 13 Feb 2012

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Markets gain as Greece passes austerity bill

Global markets have opened firmly in the black, with sentiment boosted after Greece’s parliament voted to approve a new round of austerity measures.

Investment Week | 13 Feb 2012

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Principal urges investors to ditch Geffen’s £1bn Neptune Income

Principal Investment Management’s latest income study urges investors to switch out of Robin Geffen’s £1bn Neptune Income fund, warning its global growth emphasis is likely to disappoint this year.

Investment Week | 13 Feb 2012

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Attack of the arbs: The trusts at risk from activists

Investment trust analysts have warned arbitrage activity will be rife in 2012 and could lead to a number of wind-ups in the sector this year.

Investment Week | 10 Feb 2012

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Artemis' Dodd: Where we are finding energy opps in 2012

With improving market sentiment and ‘risk on’, selected global energy investments could produce double digit returns for investors in 2012, say John Dodd and Richard Hulf, co-managers of the Artemis Global Energy fund.

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The Contrarian: And in the red corner... exchange-traded funds

Last year was not a great year for the ETF industry.

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Could consolidation go too far?

Discussions around what the post-RDR landscape will look like have tended to focus on cost and share classes but what of fund choice in 2013 and beyond? How many funds will remain in existence and how many providers?

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Trusts beat open-ended funds over last decade as RDR pressure builds

Investment trusts have substantially outperformed unit trusts and OEICs over the past decade, according to research.

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Will oil’s eight-month high derail global growth?

Increasing tensions between the West and Iran have helped push Brent crude to an eight-month high of $121 a barrel, leaving many concerned over the longer-term impact.

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