News

Business roles

Old Mutual Wealth appoints Alliance Trust Savings chairman to board

Three non-exec appointments

15 February 2017 • 1 min read

People moves

Bob Shearer to retire from BlackRock in August

Co-manager Tony DeSpirito to take over North American Income trust

15 February 2017 • 1 min read

Global

Dollar and treasury yields rise on hawkish Yellen speech

Does not want to 'wait to long' on rates

14 February 2017 • 2 min read

Investment

RBC names head of international wealth management

Replacing Stuart Rutledge in role

14 February 2017 • 1 min read

Bonds

Fitch: Investment managers expect improvement in credit markets in 2017

Fitch's outlook in credit negative

14 February 2017 • 1 min read

Global

Macro optimism surges as fund managers expect 'boom' period

BofA Merrill Lynch survey

14 February 2017 • 2 min read

Investment Trusts

QuotedData: Infrastructure and specialist property top IT fundraising in 2016

Only four brand new trusts launched

14 February 2017 • 3 min read

Funds

Great British Wealth Off: Fundscape launches year-long portfolio comparison experiment

GBi2'S Graham Bentley selecting portfolios

14 February 2017 • 2 min read

UK

Rolls-Royce falls 5% after reporting record loss in 2016

Before tax loss of £4.6bn

14 February 2017 • 1 min read

Equities

Man GLG launches global long/short fund for cyclicals specialist

Second launch this month

14 February 2017 • 1 min read