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Mark Mobius hires two analysts to investment team

Mobius strengthens investment team with double hire

Senior analyst Argyle joins from Somerset

Fund management
18 July 2018

Government meets with top UK asset managers following Brexit White Paper 'disappointment'

Part of Asset Management Taskforce

Asset Managers
18 July 2018

ONS releases inflation figures for June

'Sterling will suffer in the short term': Inflation unchanged at 2.4% in June

Upward pressure from motor fuels

Economics
18 July 2018

CMA proposes remedies for investment consultancy market but holds back from widespread change

Pensions
18 July 2018

ASI launches first 'smarter beta' multifactor equity indices

ETFs
18 July 2018

AllianzGI expands fixed income offering with macro fund launch

Global
17 July 2018

Somerset Capital Management launches frontier markets fund

Funds
17 July 2018

BofAML survey: Global equity allocations fall to lowest since November 2016 on trade war fears

Equities
17 July 2018

Liontrust appoints BNY Mellon as fund services provider

Investment
17 July 2018

Hermes unveils plans for GEM small and mid-cap fund for Greenberg

Emerging markets
17 July 2018

EMD most 'overhyped' asset class but outlook for property improves

Markets
17 July 2018

Pacific AM enters into strategic partnership with financial adviser

Advisory
17 July 2018

FCA proposes seven remedies to improve platform market competition

Platforms
16 July 2018

FCA targets D2C platform and model portfolio fees

Platforms
16 July 2018

FCA threatens to name-and-shame platforms on switching times

Platforms
16 July 2018

Sterling falls as Trump signals soft Brexit will 'kill' UK's chances of US trade deal

Currencies
13 July 2018

Martin Currie the latest firm to restructure as Pickard departs

People moves
12 July 2018

Trendlines

Trade Wars

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BofAML survey: Global equity allocations fall to lowest since November 2016 on trade war fears

Investment conundrums: Fiera Capital's CIO François Bourdon on why the next decade will be make or break for eurozone

Sterling falls as Trump signals soft Brexit will 'kill' UK's chances of US trade deal

Investors retreat into bond ETFs as trade war fears weigh

Investment people moves

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Mobius strengthens investment team with double hire

Vanguard poaches senior ETF capital markets specialist from Lyxor

Martin Currie the latest firm to restructure as Pickard departs

Asian equities head Donegan to retire from Columbia Threadneedle

UK Equities

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Fidelity's Wright: 'Why it pays to be patient as a contrarian investor'

AXA IM's Hooper: Moving from a time of assured support to one of uncertainty

Buxton's £25.7bn single-strategy business to rebrand as Merian Global Investors

UK equity fund outflows soar in May with almost £10bn withdrawn since Brexit vote

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Editor's Picks

Countdown to Brexit blog

Brexit blog: May vows to remain as PM despite Cabinet resignations

UK
10 July 2018

Consistent 50, funds

Miton UK Multi Cap Income fund reclaims top spot in this week's consistent 50

Managed funds
04 July 2018

MiFID II live blog

MiFID II blog: All the latest news and analysis as industry adapts to new regulations

Regulation
02 July 2018

Opinion

MFS CEO: The importance of dispersion and cyclicality for active investing

Blog: Left in the dark - a millennial's point of view on the financial world

Cazenove Capital's Janet Mui

What could be impact of global trade wars on China?

M&G Investments chief executive Anne Richards

Anne Richards: Industry must work hard to improve its standing

Karine Jesiolowski of UBP

Karine Jesiolowski

Should investors consider EM corporate issuers for sustainable and responsible investment strategies?

Margaret Lawson of SVM Asset Management

Margaret Lawson

Re-appraising airlines: How investor interest in carriers can take off again

The Big Interview

Miton CEO Barron: 'We are in better shape than ever before'

François Bourdon of Fiera Capital

Investment conundrums: Fiera Capital's CIO François Bourdon on why the next decade will be make or break for eurozone

Fergus McCarthy of BNY Mellon Investment Management

BNY Mellon's McCarthy: Selling 'the asset classes of tomorrow'

Keith Ashworth-Lord of Sanford DeLand

Sanford DeLand's Ashworth-Lord: UK investors are starting to see negative newsflow for what it is - fake news

Matthews Asia CIO Robert Horrocks

Investment Conundrums: Matthews Asia's Horrocks on why he is wary of India

Analysis

Patrick Thomas

Funds to flip: Which funds should you be switching out of?

Investment
11 Jul

H1 2018 round-up: Fund performance

What were the best and worst performing funds of H1 2018?

Funds
04 Jul

What has been on industry experts' minds?

The Big Question: What changes would you like to see in the investment industry that could really make an improvement for investors?

Industry
04 Jul

Consistent 50, funds

Miton UK Multi Cap Income fund reclaims top spot in this week's consistent 50

Managed funds
04 Jul

Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2018

Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2018: The night in pictures

Industry
06 Jul

Popular Now

ETF of ETFs: When will the latest fund structure hit the UK market?

ETF of ETFs: When will they hit the UK market?

Gary Greenberg currently manages Hermes' Global Emerging Markets fund

Hermes unveils plans for GEM small and mid-cap fund for Greenberg

Blog: Left in the dark - a millennial's point of view on the financial world

Global equity allocations fall to lowest since November 2016 as sentiment ‘bearish’

BofAML survey: Global equity allocations fall to lowest since November 2016 on trade war fears

Aberdeen Standard Investments launch SMARTER Beta multifactor equity indices

ASI launches first 'smarter beta' multifactor equity indices

Investment Influencers

Square Mile's Jason Broomer

Meet the Investment Influencers: Jason Broomer of Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research

Wealth managers
12 Jul

Genevra Banszky von Ambroz of Smith & Williamson

Meet the Investment Influencers: Genevra Banszky von Ambroz of Smith and Williamson

Wealth managers
28 Jun

Pankaj Shah of FundQuest Advisor

Meet the Investment Influencers: Pankaj Shah of FundQuest Advisor

Wealth managers
06 Jun

Video

Women In Investment: Face-to-face with Jupiter's Abbie Llewellyn-Waters

Square Mile's Jason Broomer

Meet the Investment Influencers: Jason Broomer of Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research

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M&G's Jim Leaviss

M&G's Leaviss tackles the big questions for bond investors

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Tara Gillespie of Redington

Women In Investment: Face-to-face with Redington's Tara Gillespie

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Genevra Banszky von Ambroz of Smith & Williamson

Meet the Investment Influencers: Genevra Banszky von Ambroz of Smith and Williamson

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