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18 May 2012
Mike Prentis, portfolio manager of BlackRock’s Smaller Companies investment trust, reacts to claims small caps are precarious due to their reliance on the UK economy.
17 May 2012
Former Close Asset Management executives have launched a property and tax planning investment management business called TIME Investments.
11 May 2012
Industry commentators discuss which alternatives have driven performance of their portfolios since January.
27 April 2012
Ticketus, the company backed by the Octopus Protected EIS scheme, has withdrawn from discussions with Blue Knights Consortium over a takeover of Glasgow Rangers FC.
22 February 2012
The owner of Glasgow Rangers FC has admitted he used the payment for future season ticket sales from Ticketus, the company backed by Octopus Investments' Protected EIS, to complete the takeover of the club.
17 February 2012
Octopus Investments has said it is working with the administrators of Glasgow Rangers after one of its investments was caught up in the debacle.
15 December 2011
Octopus Investments' chief investment officer Lothar Mentel is leaving the business to pursue other opportunities, Investment Week can reveal.
31 October 2011
Octopus Investments has bolstered its multi-manager suite with two launches, adding a global absolute return vehicle and an emerging markets fund.
31 October 2011
Octopus Investments has bolstered its multi-manager suite with two launches, adding a global absolute return vehicle and an emerging markets fund.
01 June 2011
Octopus Investment Management has become the latest fund management group to voice its concern over the IMA’s plans to overhaul the Managed sectors. Chief investment officer and head of multi-manager Lothar Mentel explains why the IMA has missed a valuable opportunity.
09 May 2011
Octopus Investments has hired Simon Reynolds, an analyst working at AXA subsidiary Ipac, as a member of its multi-manager team.
28 January 2011
After 10 years in the industry Octopus Investments this month hit the £2bn AUM milestone. Hannah Smith asked two of the group’s senior management figures about their vision for the next decade
10 December 2010
Octopus' Lothar Mentel believes division in the EU and UK austerity measures will have a negative impact in 2011.
29 November 2010
Octopus Investments’ David Crawford has restructured his Absolute UK Equity fund in an attempt to turn around performance and stem the sizable redemption pressure on the vehicle.
25 October 2010
Let me introduce you to my cousin Ed. He is a lovely fellow in his early twenties who is soon to come out of a good university with a good degree – a bright boy who sadly follows Chelsea FC.
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