Fund of funds News
03 October 2011
HSBC Global Asset Management (GAM) is to launch three low-cost portfolios, offering access to global equity and bond markets as well as alternative investments.
16 May 2011
Amanda Sillars and David Lewis are joining Jupiter’s Merlin fund of funds team, led by CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts, on 18 May.
13 May 2011
Tracker funds reported their highest ever net retail sales in Q1, although inflows into ethical products were below recent levels, according to IMA figures.
18 April 2011
Jupiter Fund Management pulled in £333m of assets in the first quarter of 2011, taking AUM to £24.5bn
25 February 2011
Hasley Investment Management and Way Group are set to launch a fund of ETFs in association with Cass Business School of London.
23 June 2010
Gartmore head of multi-management Tony Lanning has added the BlackRock European Dynamic fund to his portfolios, reducing his long-term underweight in the region.
24 May 2010
OPM Fund Management has seeded funds from JPM and Axa through its Balanced Managed and Fixed Interest fund of funds.
12 March 2010
OPM Fund Management has made a slew of fund changes in the past month, with Investec Asset Management among the main beneficiaries.
04 March 2010
F&C’s Multi Manager team has increased the overseas bond exposure in their £89m Cautious fund.
01 March 2010
Jupiter’s Merlin multi-manager range has built up a 9% market share of the growing UK fund of funds space, with close to £4bn in assets under management.
23 February 2010
OPM Fund Management has upped the ante in its ongoing battle with Octopus Investments over rights to the acronym OPM.
11 February 2010
Net retail fund of funds sales totaled £3.9bn last year, almost four times the 2008 figure and the highest ever recorded.
13 January 2010
F&C head of retail multi-management Dean Cheeseman believes continued hedge fund convergence into the retail space will dominate 2010’s product launches.
07 January 2010
F&C’s multi-manager team has added L&G Managed Monthly Income to the bond portion of its Lifestyle Defensive portfolio.
07 December 2009
Blacksquare Capital is launching a fund of absolute return funds in the New Year.
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