Jupiter

Jupiter financials specialist Guy de Blonay believes it is only a matter of time before speculators move on troubled European nation Spain.

Jupiter's Guy de Blonay and Philip Gibbs have fully invested their £1.04bn Financial Opportunities fund, the most bullish positioning for the entire year.

Long-term gold investors John Chatfeild-Roberts and Ian Henderson have positioned their funds to benefit from further highs in the price of the precious metal.

ON UK GROWTH

Jupiter's head of European equities Alex Darwall has dismissed the sovereign debt crisis as a "micro" issue which will have little impact on the corporate sector.

Jupiter's star financials manager Philip Gibbs says a double dip is looking quite unlikely but he has residual worries about longer term growth as developed nations tackle their huge debts.

The manager of Jupiter's Japan Income fund says Japan's move yesterday to weaken the yen was welcome, but not enough to make investors truly positive on the country.

Jupiter's Simon Somerville has been named John Chatfeild-Roberts' deputy manager on the £275m Global Managed fund.

Jupiter is readying the first funds for convertible bond and multi-asset specialists Miles Geldard and Lee Manzi who joined from RWC Partners earlier this year.

FUND MANAGER FOCUS