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Alpha manager has held aerospace company for nearly a decade

Progress on SOE reform needs to be watched closely because it is an area where shifts in management could benefit the economy in a number of ways, according to Koon Chow, senior macro and FX strategist emerging markets fixed income team at Union Bancaire...

Antoine Lesné, head of ETF sales strategy EMEA at State Street Global Advisors, analyses what an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve would actually mean for investors, and how they should be positioned.

The economic conditions are not improving significantly in the eurozone with poor growth and low inflation, according to EI Sturdza's Eric Vanraes.

Fund launching next week

Still positive on prospects

Richard Bullas, who co-manages the £193m Franklin UK Smaller Companies fund with Paul Spencer, said performance this year has been driven by companies at the bottom of the small-cap spectrum, but above the micro-cap space.

Follows closure of Asia Property fund in July

Initial charge will be implemented if fund reaches capacity