Equities

Kleinwort Benson CIO discusses where investors are really putting their money and reveals the equity markets he is backing this year.

First State Stewart has warned it may be forced to soft-close its Dublin-domiciled range, including offerings from star manager Jonathan Asante and Angus Tulloch, if inflows continue at their current pace.

Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) has completed the line-up of Richard Buxton's UK equity team, ahead of the manager joining the firm in June from Schroders.

State-backed Lloyds bank has admitted that it mis-sold Scottish Widows structured products to thousands of customers and has said it will now undertake a review of sales, according to reports.

Fitch has cut China's local currency rating from AA- to A+, amid concerns the country is not doing enough to address its soaring debt levels.

AXA Investment Managers' head of emerging market equities, Julian Thompson, has named Mexico as his top pick from among the EM countries in his investment universe.

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Martin Currie has set up an investment hub in Singapore to focus on its growing client base in Asia.

Ingis Asset Management has hired Mira Bhogaita as portfolio manager on the UK equity team.

Chinese and wider Asia stock markets were boosted today by better than expected inflation data from China.