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Three stars of a rollercoaster year

Investment Week | 16 Dec 2011

Ruli Viljoen, head of investment research at OBSR, looks back at this year’s key trends and reveals three of the best-selling funds of 2011.

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US ratings agency Fitch to launch service in UK

Fitch Ratings, the US fund rating service, is to launch a fund rating service covering UK funds as part of a new offering aimed at professional investors.

Investment Week | 08 Aug 2011

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Revealed: OBSR's top Europe funds

Emma O’Neill, investment research analyst at OBSR, examines the best performing Continental European funds.

Investment Week | 22 Jul 2011

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OBSR's top UK fund picks

OBSR’s Ruli Viljoen scrutinises the top funds in the UK All Companies sector.

Investment Week | 01 Apr 2011

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Japan manager Varley quits RLAM

Royal London Asset Management’s David Varley is leaving his role as manager of the £429m Japan Growth fund this month, to pursue opportunities outside the industry.

Investment Week | 30 Mar 2011

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Who are OBSR's top Japan fund managers?

OBSR’s Amaya Assan and Richard Whitehall reveal their top fund picks.

Investment Week | 20 Jan 2011

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OBSR: Our top LatAm funds

OBSR analysts Sarah Bewley and Diego Higuera reveal the Latin American funds currently on their radar.

Investment Week | 26 Nov 2010

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Morningstar and OBSR align fund ratings

Morningstar and OBSR have harmonised ratings for 32 funds where there was a discrepancy between the two agencies.

Investment Week | 03 Nov 2010

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OBSR: Our top US funds

OBSR investment research analyst Sarah Bewley picks her top US funds.

Investment Week | 28 Oct 2010

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Downs retires as managing director of OBSR

Richard Downs is stepping down as the managing director of Old Broad Street Research (OBSR), to be succeeded by Richard Romer-Lee and Nigel Whittingham.

Investment Week | 15 Oct 2010

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Mid-cap exposure the key to success in UK All Companies

It is difficult to make generalisations about the diverse UK All Companies sector. It is a melting pot of strategies – from recovery to growth.

Investment Week | 14 Oct 2010

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Incisive Media unveils Adviserhound.com

Incisive Media today launches Adviserhound.com, the industry’s first financial find engine designed specifically to cater for the day-to-day business needs of financial advisers.

Investment Week | 01 Sep 2010

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Morningstar buys OBSR for £11.95m

Morningstar has bought fund ratings agency Old Broad Street Research for £11.95m.

Investment Week | 12 Apr 2010

OBSR appoints new head of research

Old Broad Street Research has appointed Ruli Viljoen as head of investment research.

Investment Week | 25 Feb 2010

OBSR suspends 'A' rating on Aviva Convertibles fund

OBSR has suspended its 'A' rating for Aviva Investors' $1.9bn Global Convertibles fund following the news manager Tom Wills is leaving.

Investment Week | 27 Jan 2010

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FDR, Reagan, Clinton or Obama: When were markets strongest?

Three years into Barack Obama's term as US president, how do equity market returns under this administration compare with those seen under previous leaders?

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Treasury calls for FATCA exemptions on eve of new proposals

HM Treasury is pressuring the US government for a ‘carve out’ on FATCA for low risk institutions, ahead of a draft paper due this week.

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Is now the time to snap up Greek debt?

London-based investment manager Exotix - the emerging and frontier markets specialist - is urging clients to buy into Greek debt and the country's stock market before it reaches a deal with creditors.

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Fund Manager Focus: OMAM's Stewart Cowley

Old Mutual Asset Managers’ Stewart Cowley has run the group’s £568m Global Strategic Bond fund since joining the company from Newton Investment Management in June 2009.

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Train: How I outperformed FTSE All Share during 2011

Lindsell Train founder Nick Train has revealed hefty positions in some of the more defensive stocks in the FTSE 100 helped him outperform the market substantially last year.

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