FTAdviser latest:Investment view: Invesco's Taylor takes defensive stance

Story by: Nick Rice, Investment Adviser

The head of European equities at Invesco Perpetual has taken a more defensive stance in his European Equity fund after dismissing managers' optimism on economic recovery as temporary.

  • Time published: 14:46
  • Date published: 25.06.2009
  • Published in: Investments

Investment view: GAM defends loss of Bennett

"Completely different reasons" prompted the recent resignations of two European equity managers at GAM, according to the firm's head of retail.

  • Date published: 22.06.2009

IMA chief rejects Anglo-Saxon model to blame

Richard Saunders, chief executive of the Investment Management Association, denied that the so-called 'Anglo-Saxon' mode for financial supervision led to the financial crisis in Europe.

  • Date published: 22.06.2009

Hopeful investors look to emerging markets

Merrill Lynch survey finds managers are 'rewriting the rules' on portfolio positioning

  • Date published: 22.06.2009

Gartmore hires Bennett from Baer

Gartmore Investment Management has hired John Bennett as senior portfolio manager for European equities and is set to make him manager of the £1.5bn Gartmore European Select Opportunities fund.

  • Date published: 22.06.2009

Fund managers 'rewriting rules' for new investment cycle

As the early signs of a recovery begin to take shape, optimistic investors are moving their portfolios increasingly into emerging markets, according to the latest Merrill Lynch fund manager survey.

  • Date published: 17.06.2009

ECB predicts £172bn euro bank write-downs this year

The European Central Bank (ECB) has estimated that banks in the euro area will need to write-down a further $283bn (£172bn) of losses by the end of 2010.

  • Date published: 16.06.2009

Fortis appoints Bart De Smet as new CEO

Fortis has appointed Bart De Smet as its new chief executive, replacing Karel De Boeck.

  • Date published: 15.06.2009

Devlin to seek out credit crunch bugbears

The manager of the BlackRock European Absolute Alpha fund has said he is reinvesting in the bugbears of the credit crisis, such as financials, autos, luxury goods and variable-rate borrowers.

  • Date published: 15.06.2009

Hexam Emerging Europe fund move pays off

A bias towards Russian stocks and an underweight position in central Europe helped drive Ignis International Hexam Emerging Europe fund to the top of its sector this year, according to manager Stuart Richards.

  • Date published: 11.06.2009

Features

Interview: Artemis's Philip Wolstencroft

Artemis fund manager Philip Wolstencroft talks to Stephen Wilmot about learning from past mistakes

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 15.06.2009

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Comments

Investors to let slide domestic bias?

As the UK sinks further into debt, awash with devalued cash thanks to quantitative easing, it will be interesting to see if investors finally let slide the domestic bias that currently hogs their portfolios.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 08.06.2009

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Philip Coggan - Germany will be first to feel the benefit

The case to own German bonds is greater than that to own British ones, as a hedge against deflation

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 25.05.2009

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