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Industry
Baillie Gifford has made the manager of the Edinburgh Worldwide investment trust, Douglas Brodie, a partner in the business.
16 January 2015
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Equities
Asian equities sold off overnight and investors rushed for safe havens as markets continued to react to a shock move by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) yesterday to remove the Swiss franc's peg to the euro.
16 January 2015
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Investment
American economist Jeffrey Sachs has urged investors to add socially responsible firms to their portfolios in 2015, as consumers become more aware of companies' social and environmental credentials.
16 January 2015
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Pensions
Schroders has launched a fund to help defined contribution (DC) members coming up to retirement take advantage of incoming Budget flexibilities.
16 January 2015
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Europe
Jean Maigrot, manager of the long/short Newsmith European fund, has warned investors of the damaging long-term impact on the eurozone of a potential Greek exit, while expressing concerns the ‘Draghi put' may not be substantial enough to be properly effective....
15 January 2015
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Platforms
Ascentric has introduced an inclusive platform charge as it moves to give advisers more charging options for their clients.
15 January 2015
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1 min read
Investment
Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) has strengthened its European desk with the appointment of Liam Nunn.
15 January 2015
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1 min read
Bonds
Smith & Williamson's John Anderson has been snapping up Tesco bonds as they offer "the most outstanding value he has seen for some time".
15 January 2015
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US
Marcus Brookes, head of multi-manager at Schroders, has become more bullish on US stocks, as he expects falling oil prices to boost the jobs market still further.
15 January 2015
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2 min read
Industry
The National Savings & Investments (NS&I) website crashed after experiencing "high demand" for the newly launched pensioner bonds, which went on sale this morning.
15 January 2015
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