Kames Capital

Kames Capital plans to launch its first ever Property Authorised Investment Fund (PAIF) for retail investors in the first quarter of the coming year.

HIGH YIELD

Strategic bond managers are taking short-term positions in emerging market debt after the summer sell-off brought valuations back down to attractive levels.

THE BIQ QUESTION

THE BIG QUESTION

Leading bond managers including Jim Leaviss at M&G are moving away from high yield debt on concerns over rising leverage in the US and high valuations.

Will Fletcher-Roberts, business development manager at Kames Capital, is leaving the company to take on another role in the industry.

EMERGING MARKETS

Scott Jamieson's Kames Inflation Linked fund is set to change its benchmark and investment objective, and will move from the IMA Mixed Investment 0%-35% Shares sector to the Specialist sector.

David Roberts has hiked exposure to emerging market debt in the £663m Kames Strategic Bond fund on the back of improving valuations.