BlackRock
Investment
Skandia is poised to shake up the managed portfolio market with its suite of cut-price model funds, as the first look at WealthSelect reveals half the restricted range is priced at less than 60bps.
20 March 2014
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2 min read
Investment
Value is drying up among the largest investment trusts in the market, with discounts shrinking as buyers favour more liquid products.
11 March 2014
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3 min read
Emerging markets
BlackRock has hired Helen Zhu from Goldman Sachs as head of China equities for Andrew Swan's team.
11 March 2014
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Investment
Multi-asset managers are using setbacks such as that caused last week by unrest in Ukraine to increase their exposure to buoyant markets.
10 March 2014
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2 min read
Investment
BlackRock's head of sterling bond portfolios, Ian Winship, has identified four main areas of concern for fixed income investors this year, and revealed ways they can negate the impact of any downturn.
05 March 2014
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Investment
Fund buyers are increasing their exposure to absolute return equity funds to take advantage of sharp falls by companies which miss earnings estimates.
04 March 2014
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2 min read
Industry
Richard Plackett is to take a six-month sabbatical from BlackRock, handing his portfolios to other members of the team.
04 March 2014
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