Interview

BlackRock has evolved considerably since its early days as a US fixed income manager primarily servicing institutional investors. The group's head of UK retail, Tony Stenning, tells Kyle Caldwell how helping clients to understand investing in the post-RDR...

Group's founder Terry Smith explains his focus on simplicity, the problem with commodities, and the wider impact of RDR

Old Mutual Asset Managers' head of equities Ashton Bradbury discusses his outlook for the asset class in the UK, outlining where opportunities may be found, valuations throughout the current cycle, and his attitude to risk.

Incisive Media's Editorial Director Lawrence Gosling speaks to Investec Structured Products' Gary Dale about developments in the structured investments market.

William Littlewood, manager of the £798m Artemis Strategic Assets fund, explains why he is bearish on Japanese bonds but favours Asian currencies, and why he is not buying miners.

OMAM Strategic Bond manager explains bearish stance on traditionally safe-haven currency and how this affects view of sovereign bonds

Elena Shaftan is the head of Jupiter's emerging European team and manager of the £626m Emerging European Opportunities fund with Ingrid Kukuljan. Here she explains her fund positioning, why she does not subscribe to the ‘bigger fool' theory, and why the...

The track record of active managers is being dragged down by the growing number of quasi-tracker funds in their peer group, according to recent research from the Yale School of Management.

Mark Lyttleton, co-manager of the Blackrock UK Absolute Alpha fund, and Ed Fishwick, the group's quantitative risk analysis group, discuss the fund's investment process.

When it comes to Asia and BRIC investing, it is China that traditionally grabs the headlines, with India lagging behind. But the Indian economy is big and growing rapidly and groups are increasingly offering funds targeting the subcontinent.