schroders

Schroders' head of UK equities Richard Buxton says market timing has never been more essential, with the FTSE 100 set to remain stubbornly range-bound over the medium term.

US ELECTION SPECIAL

Schroders' Nick Kirrage, co-manager of the £1.1bn Income fund, looks beyond the headlines in troubled Europe and finds some surprises in the region's hard numbers.

Schroders has begun marketing its soft-closed European Alpha Plus fund, managed by Leon Howard-Spink (pictured), as client demand for European equities begins to pick up.

Strong performance from Debenhams and Lloyds Banking Group have helped drive returns for Schroders' Richard Buxton this year, and the manager is holding on to all his mining positions despite a recent slump in prices.

Luxury fashion brand Burberry jumped almost 10% this morning after it reported better than expected trading following its profit warning last month.

Investment trust providers are coming under pressure to reduce annual management charges after being undercut in certain sectors of the market by OEICs and unit trusts.

JAPAN

Evidence of investors moving back into European equities has increased as two industry reports reveal it has overtaken emerging markets in a preferred list of asset classes.

EMERGING MARKETS