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SECTOR ANALYSIS

Global growth funds defy slowdown in market momentum

Investment Week | 03 Sep 2010

IMA Global Growth sector outperformed over last year despite economic data pointing to slowdown in growth impetus

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Strategic overtakes Corporate Bond as flexibility allows sector to flourish

Strategic Bond sector allows funds to invest across fixed interest spectrum, causing popularity to soar above corporate bonds

Investment Week | 23 Aug 2010

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Why the IMA sectors need redefining

The IMA sectors have been a bastion of stability for over a decade, providing a structure to compare funds against their peer group. But they now need changing.

Investment Week | 20 Aug 2010

OTHER SECTOR ANALYSIS ARTICLES

Discount retail sees defiant growth

Low interest rates give funds in high yield sector the edge

Peer group benefits from strong market rally as average portfolio returns 22%

Investment Week | 16 Aug 2010

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Strong six-month returns contrast with poorer performance of 2009

S&P Fund Services discusses how emerging markets have fared in the recent volatile climate and what lies ahead

Investment Week | 09 Aug 2010

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Sovereign debt crisis takes its toll as investors turn away from Europe

Peer group sees £8.5m outflow in May as three-year numbers disappoint, but average fund up 20.7% over one year

Investment Week | 02 Aug 2010

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Call on Japan market is key to performance for Asia Pacific funds

Lagging Japanese equity market proves challenging for Asia Pacific inc Japan funds

Investment Week | 26 Jul 2010

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EM global bonds top diverse sector

Currency exposure drives emerging market-focused portfolios to the top of IMA Global Bond Sector over one year

Investment Week | 19 Jul 2010

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Japan sector stars navigate through volatility

Managers find returns in notoriously turbulent Japan sector, with Nathan Gibbs’ Schroders Japan Alpha Plus fund outperforming in rising and falling markets

Investment Week | 12 Jul 2010

Corporate earnings and strong dollar lift US funds

Average fund in IMA North America sector returns 34.6% over past 12 months

Investment Week | 05 Jul 2010

Return of retail investors boosts performance in property sector

Average IMA Property portfolio returns 21% over 12 months, with First State Global Property the top performer

Investment Week | 28 Jun 2010

Japan market reaches turning point buoyed by broader Asian growth

Investment in Japan has fallen to 9% of MSCI World index, from 45% in 1980

Investment Week | 28 Jun 2010

Valuations at multi-year low as euro anxiety gets deeper

Europe ex UK sector sees outflow of £126m as retail investors turn away from region

Investment Week | 21 Jun 2010

Diversity drives Specialist sector

Specialist funds vary in performance as small and niche groups contrast with biggest names in investment

Investment Week | 14 Jun 2010

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Brazil offers value as LatAm powers away from West

The financial crisis in Europe due to concerns over the Mediterranean countries is highlighting the divergence between developed world and the emerging economies of Latin America.

Investment Week | 04 Jun 2010

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Bond vigilante

M&G’s head of retail fixed interest Jim Leaviss discusses the future of the euro, his attitude to risk, and why economic growth is not the Holy Grail

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Roderick Collins: The siren call of mercantilism

“A country will lose its gold unless the Prince introduces tariffs and quotas to cut down on imports of goods; and unless he gives subsidies to encourage exports; and unless he forbids skilled workmen to take their knowledge abroad and makes sure that all shipping takes place in our own boats, however dear they may be...

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Conjecture: Multi-Asset Investing

The first half of 2010 saw a deluge of multi-asset fund launches.

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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.

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