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Activist investing usually produces the best results during the early-to-mid stages of an economic recovery, making the current economic environment probably the best seen for this type of investor since the early 1990s.

Despite the recent woes in the economic environment, the default risk of European structured finance securities and their ratings has so far been largely unaffected, writes S&P's Andrew South.

Jeffrey Lum has almost doubled technology exposure in the Marlborough Far East Growth fund over the first quarter of the year.

Threadneedle plans to move its Credit Opportunities fund into the IMA Absolute Return sector to more accurately reflect its investment objective.

10-year anniversary of height of TMT bubble marks change of sentiment as retail investors see positivity return

HSBC Global Asset Management's Nick Pothier has added the Polar Capital Technology and Healthcare funds to his Open Global Return vehicle as part of a long-term bet on the sectors.

Spectrum's Matthew Byer says preferred securities can offer investors an attractive complement to their fixed income portfolio.

The proposed interim levy on the investment intermediary sub-class in 2009/10 following the failures of Keydata and two stockbrokers has been cut from £70m to £58m, although the structured product-related charge has increased by £2m, the FSCS confirms...

Henderson plans to change the investment policy and name of its New Star Technology unit trust to the Henderson Global Innovation fund.

Henderson plans to change the investment policy and name of its New Star Technology unit trust to the Henderson Global Innovation fund.