Global Equities

Another investment theme with a catchy acronym is moving into the limelight, but is there a story behind the moniker?

Alliance Trust Asset Management is planning to launch a global equity income fund later this year as it looks to expand its retail product offering.

A multi-year period of strong flows into global equities is just beginning, driven by robust fundamentals and earnings, says Sarasin CIO and managing partner Guy Monson.

The choices facing income-seekers are increasingly limited. The climate of weak growth and high inflation has historically been bad for bonds.

Martin Currie is planning to broaden the investment remit of Tom Walker's Portfolio investment trust by converting it into a pure global equities trust.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has hired William Low as head of global equities.

Threadneedle's Jeremy Podger has urged investors to avoid last year's best performers whose share prices have already soared.

Lindsell Train is launching an offshore Global Equity fund on 16 March, investing in companies with leading brand names.

For the first time in five years, Goldman Sachs is more bullish on US growth than global consensus.

GLOBAL EQUITIES