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SWIP expands real estate team

Investment Week | 31 Jan 2012

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has further strengthened its 50-strong real estate team with the appointment of Geoff Hepburn as investment manager.

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SWIP appoints chief economist to replace Dingwall-Smith

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has appointed Lucy O’Carroll to the position of chief economist.

Investment Week | 30 Jan 2012

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The Big Question: What is the best way to add risk back to portfolios?

As investors start to take on more risk we ask managers for their strategies in this environment.

Investment Week | 27 Jan 2012

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SWIP hands European Income fund to McNaught-Davis

SWIP's Mike McNaught-Davis has temporarily taken over responsibility for the SWIP European Income fund as co-manager Steven Maxwell takes extended sick leave.

Investment Week | 19 Jan 2012

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The Big Question: What are your predictions for 2012?

We ask investment experts for their forecasts for 2012.

Investment Week | 06 Jan 2012

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Dismissing the critics of modern portfolio theory

Modern portfolio theory may have its critics. But the discipline of a systematic mathematical approach to portfolio construction should result in consistent above-benchmark returns, writes Sean Phayre, head of quantitative investments at SWIP.

Investment Week | 21 Nov 2011

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SWIP Sterling Credit Advantage fund switches sector

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's (SWIP) £1.1bn Sterling Credit Advantage fund, managed by Roger Webb, has been moved into the Specialist sector with immediate effect.

Investment Week | 11 Nov 2011

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One to Watch: Former academic’s bond move boosts performance

SWIP’s James Clunie makes impressive turnaround on UK Flexible Strategy after the fund was hard hit during the 2008 crisis.

Investment Week | 11 Nov 2011

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Why high yield bonds look attractively priced

Over the three decades that preceded the financial crisis, debt levels across the Western world exploded. Today, consumers, banks and even sovereign borrowers are still atoning for that 30-year debt binge.

Investment Week | 21 Oct 2011

SWIP expands real estate team with five appointments

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has boosted its real estate offering with the hire of five investment managers.

Investment Week | 13 Oct 2011

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SWIP’s Webb poised to double high yield exposure

Roger Webb, manager of the £81m SWIP Strategic Bond fund, is poised to take advantage of the recent sell-off in high yield amid signs of a solution to the European crisis.

Investment Week | 10 Oct 2011

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Are we right to pin our hopes on Asian consumers?

Since US shoppers have been forced to tighten their belts, the scouts are out for a new group of consumers to fill the global spending void.

Investment Week | 08 Oct 2011

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Five of the Best: High yield bonds for uncertain times

Steven Logan, the co-manager of SWIP's £1.3bn High Yield Bond fund, has picked five high yield bonds to give investors stability in an uncertain environment.

Investment Week | 14 Sep 2011

SWIP strengthens UK equity team

Andrew Paisley has joined SWIP as investment director, reporting to head of UK equities Peter Cockburn.

Investment Week | 12 Sep 2011

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Hickmore looks to crossover indices in SWIP Strategic Bond

Luke Hickmore, the manager of the £77m SWIP Strategic Bond fund, has upped exposure to high yield and investment grade cross-over indices in a short-term bid to protect the portfolio against unknown risks in the market.

Investment Week | 29 Aug 2011

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