Global Equities

Head of global equities streamlines responsibilities

Weisser joins from Standard Chartered Bank

Launched new $150m fund

Decision made due to uneconomical size

Opportunities in consumer staples

Managers fear further market falls

Indicators forecasting V-shaped recovery

Russ Koesterich, chief investment strategist at BlackRock, examines which equity styles could thrive in the current turbulent market environment.

Geir Lode, head of global equities at Hermes and manager of the Hermes Global Equity fund, has identified five technology stocks that may not necessarily be 'empire-building' but still offer sustainable returns for shareholders.

Standard Life Investments' Global Absolute Return Strategies fund has suffered its first quarterly loss since mid-2013 in the three months to 30 June after it was caught up in the market volatility seen in the second quarter.