Jupiter

Emma O'Neill, investment research analyst at OBSR, examines the best performing Continental European funds.

Jupiter has made its first foray into the energy space with the launch of a global energy fund for the group's resources manager Derek Pound.

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Jupiter's European Income fund manager Malcolm Millar is leaving the firm, handing his fund to Cedric de Fonclare.

A group of Jupiter directors and employees, including Edward Bonham Carter and Tony Nutt, have sold off £63m worth of ordinary shares in the group, representing a 5.7% stake.

Leading fund managers are moving to snap up ‘cheap' UK banks after a dismal year which saw them drop in value as markets raced higher.

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Australian, Norwegian and Canadian government bonds are the new safe haven for bond investors, Ariel Bezalel, manager of Jupiter's £418m Strategic Bond fund, has said.

The European Union said Greece will not be allowed to default because of the weak state of the region's banking system.

BlackRock has bought about £63m worth of shares in Jupiter, doubling its stake in the fund manager to more than 10%.