Jeremy Tigue, manager of the £2.3bn Foreign & Colonial investment trust, said private equity is in line to climb in value by 10% before the end of the year.
The investment trust industry is backing the RDR initiative wholeheartedly. Simon Cordery, head of investment trust investor relations at F&C Investments, explains why.
Jeremy Tigue's £2.2bn Foreign & Colonial investment trust has underperformed its benchmark in the first quarter.
F&C Asset Management has reported a £100m rise in AUM in Q1 following net inflows, positive market movements and an appreciation of the euro against sterling.
Thames River has confirmed it is to launch a global emerging markets absolute return fund for Kristof Bulkai and Hugo Rogers on 1 June.
Malika Gulabani has replaced Paul Grice as lead manager on the £504m F&C Global Bond fund following his departure from the group.
Investors have said it is unlikely a full-blown downgrade of the US will take place in the next few years following yesterday's move by S&P.
F&C has soft-closed its Global Convertible Bond fund after assets passed the €700m mark.