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Scottish Mortgage's Slater: Why investing privately opens the best doors
Private investments now 10% of portfolio
EdenTree's Round: We had to rebrand as 'Ecclesiastical' did not resonate in asset management
Director of group investments talks growth plans and challenges for SRI managers
Bramson renews Electra attack
Activist pursuing board appointments
Ashby overhauls £900m Santander UK Growth fund in bid to turn around performance
Revises overweights and underweights
Rathbones' Coombs added to ITs despite 'scepticism'
Criticism of discount contol mechanisms
AIC: Investment trust fundraising hits all-time high
High yield products popular
Investors pile into 'fear index' futures ahead of Fed rate decision
VIX long positions at record high
Inflation falls back to zero in August
Dampens case for UK rate rise
Octopus launches £50m fundraising for Titan VCT
Largest VCT in UK
Henderson's Ward: The case for an early UK rate rise has strengthened
Economist says domestic data supportive
MPC votes 8-1 to hold rates as domestic data weighs
Bank to monitor impact of global volatility
Citi: China is hurling the world into global economic recession
55% chance of global recession
Nikkei bounces back almost 8% on China stimulus hopes
Japan's index sees biggest daily rise since 2008
JPMAM boosts EM debt team with pair of hires
Two recruits build global team
Trusts outperform over long term...but OEICs better on 12-month view
Data shows closed-ended stronger over five years
£1.6bn Mercantile trust managers poised to take advantage of sell-off
Cash levels increased
Henderson's Awdry: Investors must navigate many 'known unknowns' in China
New landscape for businesses
Merchants trust manager eyes mega caps for UK value
Banks proving attractive
Oil price jumps 25%... but markets suffer worst August for three years
Oil surged over three trading sessions following fall in US production
Aberdeen launches $500m liquid Alternative Strategies fund
Fund to offer diversification benefits
Revealed: Canaccord's top investment trust contrarian plays
Canaccord Genuity has recommended a number of closed-ended vehicles which investors should reconsider, including a handful still sitting on a premium.
US markets rally as Q2 GDP revised up to 3.7%
Interest rates back in the spotlight as economy improves
UBS GAM launches pair of alternative beta trackers
Firm responds to growing smart beta demand
Fed's Dudley: September rate hike 'less compelling'
William Dudley, the president of the New York branch of the Federal Reserve, has said the recent volatility in China makes a US rate hike next month less attractive.
Mid Wynd issues three million shares in first year under Artemis
The Mid Wynd International investment trust has bounced back, after switching management from Baillie Gifford to Artemis last year, with total net assets up 28% to £80.8m over the year to June 2015.
Update: China rebounds sharply, S&P 500 sees best day since 2011
FTSE opens 2% higher
Philbin's Wellian partners with IFA FiveWays for bespoke MM range
Portfolios will invest in a number of collectives
Osborne warns Britain 'not immune' to Asian market turmoil
Chancellor issues warning after nearly 5% FTSE drop
Cazenove hires duo for regional sales push
Pair join DFM team at wealth manager
S&W's Lawlor: Investors struggling with 'enormous dose' of uncertainty
Warning on China and Europe
Thesis: Pensions freedoms have driven IFAs to DFMs
Need to consider longer time horizons
Train: FT was sold for the highest possible price
Manager praises Pearson for maximising sale value
Key Buffett indicator flashes warning signals on Japanese valuations
Are Japanese stocks in bubble territory?
Why Japan is becoming fertile ground for SRI funds
Improving corporate governance adds to appeal
Man Group rebrands UK GLG fund range
All 12 funds to be renamed Man GLG
Henderson study: Majority of investors support performance fees
A study by Henderson Global Investors has found the majority of investors supported performance fees on funds, despite an industry-wide trend for scrapping them.
Royal London hires ex-pensions minister Webb as director of policy
Former pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed he is to join Royal London as director of policy and external communications.
A tale of two halves: Fund groups see mixed fortunes in H1
The first six months of 2015 have been a tale of two halves for asset managers, as some noted record inflows while others saw investors heading for the exit in droves.
Woodford's Patient Capital Trust could raise £80m in new share issuance
Neil Woodford's Patient Capital Trust is to issue new shares in a tap issuance programme to satisfy 'excess demand' from investors.
Miners tumble as Chinese data disappoints
Mining stocks are dragging down the FTSE 100 index after weak trade figures in China have reignited worries about a slowdown in its economic growth.
HSBC launches Global Multi-Asset Income fund
HSBC Global Asset Management has added a new multi-asset income fund to its Luxembourg-domiciled fund range.
BlackRock LatAm trust 'most defensive' in a decade
Will Landers, manager of BlackRock's Latin American investment trust, said he has adopted a defensive but more flexible investment approach as the region continues to struggle.
Williams' MicroCap trust raises £4m in first share issue
Miton's UK MicroCap trust has announced its first share issue since launch in April, raising an additional £4.3m.
Miton Worldwide sets out liquidity measures to attract inflows
Nick Greenwood's Miton Worldwide Growth trust has proposed new measures to provide investors with more liquidity in a bid to attract inflows.
Hedge funds snap up 60% of bargain RBS shares
Speculative investors such as hedge funds stocked up on as much as 60% of the shares released in yesterday's RBS sale as they took advantage of the bargain price offered by the government.
SVM's Cuthbert: Why old-style European utilities are dead
SVM's Hugh Cuthbert, co-manager of the All Europe SRI fund, has said the investment case for traditional utilities companies has come to a permanent end.
Niven: How £2.5bn Foreign and Colonial trust has benefitted from BMO deal
Paul Niven, manager of the £2.5bn Foreign and Colonial investment trust, said he has already started tapping into the resources on offer following BMO's acquisition of F&C earlier this year.
Allianz GI to close EcoTrends fund and rebrand risk range
Allianz Global Investors is to close its EcoTrends fund in October, while in a separate move it will add the label 'multi asset' to its RiskMaster range.