Global Equities

TERRY SMITH TALKS TO IW

Skandia's flagship Global Dynamic Equity fund has reached £1bn in size 18 months after launch.

BlackRock's Andrew Williamson-Jones has turned over 25% of his Global Equity fund in the past four months to almost double the portfolio's emerging market exposure.

Legg Mason's veteran US manager Bill Miller is "deadwood" following prolonged underperformance, says Chelsea Financial Services.

Jupiter is preparing to launch a Global Emerging Markets fund for Kathryn Langridge, which will run with two-thirds of its assets in small and mid caps.

Irish Wealth manager Bloxham has altered the investment process of the Elite Bloxham Global Equity Income fund in a bid to revive performance.

Martin Currie is preparing to unveil its two newest products, a Latin America fund for the EM team it poached from Swip, and a Global Equity Income fund.

Vanessa Donegan has taken on the newly created role of head of Asia and global emerging markets at Threadneedle as head of GEM equities Julian Thompson and deputy manager Jules Mort leave the group.

Investment guru Jim Rogers warns stock markets could collapse if the global recovery fails to reignite and is urging investors to turn to commodities.

Sam Catalano and Giles Money have joined Schroders as portfolio managers on its global equities team.