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Stephen Lansdown

Lansdown-backed Ravenscroft acquires RLAM CI

Purchased for undisclosed sum

Investment
21 September 2018

Albert Edwards

SocGen's Edwards: A recession might only be six months away

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Economics
20 September 2018

Consistent 50, funds

Two new entrants in top ten of this week's Consistent 50

Focus on Europe

Managed funds
12 September 2018

Neptune's Zemek: Investors are not paying enough attention to what happens to Europe after Brexit

Markets
20 September 2018

Emerging market crises cause investor sentiment to fall to lowest level since 2016

Emerging markets
20 September 2018

EFAMA appoints director general replacement for De Proft

People moves
20 September 2018

Brooks Macdonald revenue passes £100m for first time despite tougher regulatory demands

Funds
20 September 2018

Investment Association doubles female representation on board

Fund management
19 September 2018

Treasury Committee calls for regulation of 'Wild West' cryptocurrencies

Regulation
19 September 2018

Jupiter launches flexible income fund for Sheikh

Investment
18 September 2018

Sterling spikes as inflation beats expectations to hit six-month high of 2.7%

Economics
19 September 2018

M&G veteran Hughes joins Lindsell Train trust board

People moves
19 September 2018

BlackRock expands thematics range with raft of launches to harness megatrends

Funds
19 September 2018

AXA IM to launch Clean Tech fund

Investment
05 September 2018

BofAML survey: Investors most bearish since 2011

Equities
18 September 2018

PFS names Sanlam's John White president for 2018/19

People moves
18 September 2018

First State Investments to transfer EU investor assets to Irish-domiciled range

Investment
18 September 2018

Trendlines

Trade Wars

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Market Movers blog: The concerns amid the emergence of 'giga companies'

Hong Kong stocks fall as Trump hits China with $200bn tariffs

Tilney's CIO Godding: Stay long US equities despite trade war 'rhetoric'

ETF investors continue to back emerging markets despite recent turmoil

Investment people moves

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EFAMA appoints director general replacement for De Proft

Investment Association doubles female representation on board

M&G veteran Hughes joins Lindsell Train trust board

JPMAM makes quadruple hire to ETF business

UK Equities

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Square Mile: 42% of UK equity managers sensitive to outcome of Brexit

IA's Cummings urges 'predictability' from government as asset managers eye infrastructure opportunities

Which funds and providers topped SharingAlpha's lists for August?

CRUX launches UK Special Situations fund for Penny

1309lehmanbrotherpaimagesmontybar1 1099x320 — Lehman Brothers: 10 years on

What lessons have been learnt over the decade since its collapse?
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The shortlist for this year's ceremony has been revealed - but who made it?
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Who made the cut for this year's ceremonies?
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Which fund topped the charts this week?
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Access whitepapers, research and other valuable content to keep you ahead of market developments
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Editor's Picks

Countdown to Brexit blog

Brexit blog: May hits back at Chequers dismissal

UK
21 September 2018

Diversity blog: How is asset management tackling equality?

Diversity blog: HSBC GAM's Clark urges industry to be 'energised' on diversity

Investment
12 September 2018

Consistent 50, funds

Two new entrants in top ten of this week's Consistent 50

Managed funds
12 September 2018

Opinion

Mike Webb of Rathbone Unit Trust Management

View from the Top: Rathbones' Webb on why ESG investing is a light in the storm

Janet Mui of Cazenove Capital

Has the strong US dollar reached a turning point?

David Jane of Miton

Miton's Jane: Are growth stocks overvalued?

Investment Week editor Katrina Lloyd

Ten years on: The legacy of Lehmans

Martin Gilbert of Aberdeen Standard Investments

Martin Gilbert: The bleak days of Lehman Bros have gone but the risk is we will become complacent

Saker Nusseibeh of Hermes Investment Management

Saker Nusseibeh

Hermes CEO Nusseibeh: The single, simple lesson from 2008

The Big Interview

Investment Conundrums: Why Premier CIO Birrell is 'as underweight as can be' in bonds

Margaret Lawson of SVM Asset Management

SVM's Lawson: Positive discrimination is not the way to tackle diversity

Alex Barry of Legg Mason

Legg Mason's Barry: We are going to see more change over the next five years than we saw in the previous 15

Adrian Frost (left) and Nick Shenton of Artemis

Artemis's Frost: 'The last five years have seen the biggest changes to the competitive landscape for companies'

Michelle Scrimgeour

Columbia Threadneedle's CEO, EMEA, Scrimgeour: Asset management industry is in the middle of a 'perfect storm'

Analysis

10-year Treasury yields fell from highs of 16% in the 1980s to around 2.95% in 2018

'This is not going to end well': Buyers warn bonds will not be safe haven of the past in next market correction

Global
18 Sep

Lehman Brothers collapsed on 15 September 2008

What lessons have been learnt over the decade since Lehmans collapsed? (Part III)

Industry
13 Sep

Olly Russ' Liontrust European Income fund was the highest rated fund

Which funds and providers topped SharingAlpha's lists for August?

Markets
12 Sep

Lehmans employees spilled out onto the streets following the bank's closure

Managers remember Lehmans 10 years on: 'It was a lesson in fighting fear and your instincts'

Investment
12 Sep

Lehman Brothers collapsed on 15 September 2008

What lessons have been learnt over the decade since Lehmans collapsed? (Part II)

Industry
14 Sep

Popular Now

Elite Radar is for funds that do not have the minimum three-year track record required gain an Elite rating

FundCalibre unveils Elite Radar for funds without three-year track record

MiFID II: Clients' research charges seven times higher than costs borne by asset managers

LGBT Great launches #hereiam campaign to investment industry

Countdown to Brexit blog

Brexit blog: May hits back at Chequers dismissal

Gareth Witcomb of JP Morgan Asset Management

JPMAM to relaunch Sheikh's former fund as absolute return mandate

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

IA Asset Management Survey with Chris Cummings, part 1: 'UK continues to be the beating heart of financial services'

Chris Cummings of The Investment Association

IA Asset Management Survey with Chris Cummings, part 2: 'Asset management is on the edge of a technology revolution'

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Julia Groves of Downing

Women In Investment: Face-to-face with Downing's Julia Groves

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Kerry Nelson - Nexus Financial

In conversation with advisers: Where should the initial focus be - costs and client planning?

Abbie Llewellyn-Waters of Jupiter

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

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