FTAdviser latest:Investec bank knocks Cowdery off his perch

Story by: Pam Atherton, Financial Adviser

Investec, the private and investment bank, has ousted Resolution, Clive Cowdery’s consolidation vehicle, from the FTSE 100 in the latest reshuffle of the index.

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  • Date published: 18.03.2010
  • Published in: Investments

UK problems bigger than Greece's: Unicredit

Unicredit, the Italian-German banking group, has warned investors that Britain is at serious risk of a bond market and sterling crisis.

  • Date published: 18.03.2010

HSBC launch European absolute return fund

HSBC Global Asset Management is set to launch a Ucits III-compliant European absolute return fund in April, subject to regulatory approval.

  • Date published: 17.03.2010

Ashmore launches emerging market offshore range

Specialist asset manager Ashmore has launched eight new emerging market Sicavs to help broaden and develop its investor base through wholesale distributors.

  • Date published: 17.03.2010

Fidelity European fails to make it back to IFA's buy-list

Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Rob Morgan said the intermediary will not be reinstating the Fidelity European fund to its Wealth 150 buy-list at the present.

  • Date published: 16.03.2010

Wait before buying Bolton, urges Minerva's Warner

As the subscription closing date for Fidelity's China investment trust – 5 April - approaches many investors may rush to buy into it without realising the risks, according to Minerva Fund Managers' Paul Warner.

  • Date published: 16.03.2010

Ignis and Argonaut launch European income fund

Ignis and joint venture company Argonaut Capital Partners have confirmed plans to launch a European Enhanced Income fund in April, as revealed exclusively by Investment Adviser in January.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Investec fund upgraded

The Investec UK Smaller Companies fund, managed by Philip Rodrigs, has been upgraded to Superior qualitative rating by Morningstar this month.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Himsworth vows to crank up equities performance

Gartmore's Leigh Himsworth has pledged a performance turnaround on the group's UK equity fund range after he revamped the funds' remits.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Frost warns of a sterling wobble

The US dollar's recovery coupled with uncertainty over the UK election could see sterling wobble further in the near future, Threadneedle's Stuart Frost has warned.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Supplements

Hunt for income: Solid growth taking root

Recent developments in peripheral Europe have highlighted a material concern for investors: have the stresses evident in the financial system during the ‘credit crunch’ been resolved or merely shifted onto sovereign balance sheets?

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  • Date published: 15.03.2010

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Supplements

Hunt for income: Time to embark on an Asian odyssey

Recent research conducted by Capita Registrars claiming that UK companies cut their dividend payments by £10bn in 2009 made especially grim reading for those invested in the UK Equity Income sector, and indeed anyone with a company pension linked to the performance of the FTSE All-Share.

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  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Features

Focus: US equities - Nothing but blue skies?

When it comes to weighing the outlook for equities for the balance of the year, attention should be focused on such factors as the outlook for corporate earnings, the likely course of economic recovery and appropriate levels of market valuation. On these scores, there is considerable reason for optimism.

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  • Date published: 15.03.2010

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