As 2011 draws to a close, now is as good a time as any to reflect on what has been another extraordinary year in global economic and political history and one which saw volatility return to markets once more amid whispers of a new credit crunch.
IMA's new definitions for Managed sectors are met with cautious approval, although some fund groups say more clarification is needed
The search for income has become increasingly difficult in a world of slashed dividends and low interest rates. However, Gary Potter, co-manager of the Thames River multi-manager range, has been looking for alternative sources of income less correlated...
The credit crunch is now more than three years old. The chaos of 2008, the rushed policy responses and bank capital injections and the subsequent cyclical bounce have been followed by regular jolts to investor confidence, not least the one that gripped...
The IMA is consulting on scrapping current labels for the Managed sectors in favour of more simplified A, B, C, D categorisation.
Thames River is to close its Absolute Return fund, managed by Ken Kinsey-Quick and James Rous, because of a lack of interest.
Hugh Hendry's ‘miserable' outlook for the world economy has driven his CF Eclectica Absolute Macro fund to return 4.76% during the last two months of market upheaval.
Falling share prices are current news, but over the past two years the big issue for new investors is perhaps a different one: that of large falls in yields.
"If you are going to panic, do it quickly," joked Hywel George from Integral Asset Management last week, as we pondered what was going on in markets. It was a different kind of discussion because we were joined by a real investor, that is, someone who...
"The future is not about equities, the future is about income." So said Stephen Drew, head of credit at Thames River, at the group's annual investment conference last week.