Global Equities

First State has launched a Worldwide Equity fund for the group's Asian and global emerging markets team, to be co-managed by Jonathan Asante and Stuart Paul.

PSigma's James Abate is set to use a GDP-focused benchmark in his new Global Equity fund, which launches on 17 June.

St. James's Place is launching a global equity fund in a bid to diversify assets away from fund manager THS Partners, Investment Week understands.

Global equity investment trusts are reducing their allocations to the UK market in favour of emerging markets and specialist sectors such as private equity, AIC data shows.

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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.