Equities

A new paper, 'Buffett's Alpha' claims to have identified the main factors that have driven Warren Buffett's extraordinary record in investment.

MAM Funds' Gervais Williams has revealed the key stocks driving performance on his Acuim UK Multi Cap Income fund, which reached its one-year anniversary this month.

Newton's James Harries has urged investors to hold back before redeploying cash into Europe.

Mirabaud Asset Management's Daniel Tubbs joined the firm from BlackRock earlier this year, where he was co-head of emerging markets.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has exited the government's Asset Protection Scheme designed to insure against toxic assets.

A positive start to the third quarter earnings season has lifted equity prices higher on the major US and European markets.

Strong performance from Debenhams and Lloyds Banking Group have helped drive returns for Schroders' Richard Buxton this year, and the manager is holding on to all his mining positions despite a recent slump in prices.

John Peta has joined Threadneedle to head its emerging market debt team alongside Henry Stipp, and the group has made three other hires on its fixed income team.

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