BlackRock has promoted Alex Hoctor-Duncan to the newly created role of head of retail for Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EMEA), while Maarten Slendebroek, responsible for international retail, is leaving next month after 18 years with the group
The UK is back in recession, according to the latest growth projections from the OECD, while the recovery in the G7 economies remains ‘fragile'.
A look back over the best and worst performing asset classes over the last ten years offers few clear answers as to where the canny investor should have put their money.
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has removed J.P. Morgan from its $350m Skandia Global Equity fund, handing the mandate to Five Oceans Asset Management.
After a four year hiatus, Vladimir Putin won back the Russian presidency last week. Managers debate the consequences of his victory.