Also hires former Schroders quant manager
Worked at Columbia Threadneedle and GAM
A so called 'dash for trash' could see investors that are focus on 'quality income' in US markets underperform in the coming months, according to Stephen Thornber, fund manager at Columbia Threadneedle.
Aiming to reduce trading costs
Equity markets have taken a pounding this year as the oil price collapse and fears about China spook investors.
Fund managers have urged a return to 'old school' investing, including a focus on fundamentals, as global markets dropped into bear market territory last week.
Following calls to 'sell everything' last month as markets continue to flirt with bear territory, industry experts tell Investment Week where they remain invested, the areas to avoid and, most importantly, why the market slowdown is not a new crisis in...
A torrid start to the year for global stockmarkets has heightened concerns about the contagion effect of China's problems on the wider Asia Pacific region, and in particular its "maturing" dividend culture.
Funds from M&G, Columbia Threadneedle, F&C and Freehold have become the first property vehicles to sit on FE's Invest Approved List (formerly the Select 100).
Replaced by head of UK equity research