Ftse all-share
10 April 2012
We believe that investors are transitioning to a markedly different (but probably more ‘normal’) investment environment, characterised by lower returns and greater volatility.
19 March 2012
A fund manager’s age does have an effect on whether they should outperform, with those in their early 40s most likely to beat their peers, according to research from Scottish Widows Investment Partnership’s(SWIP) multi-manager team.
06 February 2012
The income generated by UK equity dividends remains as robust as, and in many cases more generous than, many other asset classes.
14 December 2011
The FTSE Group is to raise its minimum free float requirement for companies listing in the UK from 15% to 25% after a market consultation.
22 November 2011
Investors should have been buying portfolios of gilts, treasuries and bunds, as well as commodities, while avoiding major indices, to maximise returns in 2011.
21 November 2011
Standard Life Investments’ Thomas Moore is set to shake up holdings in the group’s £107m Equity Income trust when he takes over as lead manager next year.
01 July 2011
Equity and other financial markets have gone through periods of stress, but Neil Jamieson of ETF Securities, says sterling investors could have used FX as a protection strategy.
03 June 2011
The manager of the £1.2bn Caledonia Investment trust is aiming to increase its yield by revamping it into a more concentrated portfolio.
16 May 2011
JO Hambro Capital Management’s Clive Beagles has raised the cap on his UK Equity Income fund to £1bn.
11 April 2011
M&G is to merge Alex Odd’s Dividend and Income funds in a move to streamline its proposition in the income space.
08 April 2011
The £1.2bn Mercantile Investment trust has seen its discount tighten to below 10% following its recent share buyback programme.
07 January 2011
It is traditional at the beginning of each year to give a view on the outlook for the UK economy and the stock market for the next 12 months.
19 November 2010
Matterley's Henry Dixon on why investors should not ignore the equity market
05 November 2010
The daunting task facing Virginie Maisonneuve and Jonathan Armitage, the co-managers of the Schroder Global Alpha Plus fund, is to build a concentrated portfolio of 30 of their highest conviction stock ideas from around the world.
01 November 2010
Colin McLean has taken SVM UK Active to near its maximum allowed exposure to resources firms on expectations of drilling success and M&A.
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