FTAdviser latest:Henderson New Star's Hermon backs small caps

Story by: James Smith, Investment Adviser

Weak sterling and improved M&A activity are creating a solid backdrop for small-cap outperformance in 2010, Henderson New Star's Neil Hermon has claimed.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 15.03.2010
  • Published in: Investments

Polar Capital positive on tech

Technology remains the only major sector with net cash on its collective balance sheet and outpaced the broader market in 2009, according to Polar Capital's Ben Rogoff.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

JPMAM: take heed of Cautious losses

Advisers must take extra precautions when selecting funds in the Cautious Managed sector, JPMorgan Asset Management's (JPMAM) Mike Parsons has warned.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

HNS sees small-cap boost

Weak sterling and improved M&A activity are creating a solid backdrop for small cap outperformance in 2010, Henderson New Star's Neil Hermon has claimed.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Gibbs hails growth

Philip Gibbs has said his long positions on Chinese banks and Hong Kong property are a play on growth in the country, while his Norway holdings have been included on the back of the country's basic strength and good government finances.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Baring's bond fund is short dollars and yen

The Baring Absolute Return Global Bond fund is currently short US and Australian dollars and Japanese yen as it continues to play a global reflation theme.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

IMA gears up for sector review

The Investment Management Association (IMA) will be launching a review of its Absolute Return sector next month.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Threadneedle eyes America AR fund

Threadneedle is looking to launch two absolute return funds later this year, including a US offering.

  • Date published: 15.03.2010

Martin Currie fund dropped from Wealth 150

Hargreaves Lansdown has removed the Martin Currie Global Alpha fund from its Wealth 150 buy-list, as two holdings - including National Bank of Greece - affected recent performance.

  • Date published: 12.03.2010

Castlestone launches third Ucits fund

Castlestone Management last week launched its third Ucits fund, the Intelligent Portfolio Asset Allocation fund, which is available on Cofunds.

  • Date published: 11.03.2010

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Hunt for income: Searching for the way ahead

Mrs Holloway, 65, recently inherited roughly £200,000 on the death of her nonagenarian mother. Having given up work when her children were born, Mrs Holloway wants an income to supplement her meagre pension.

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  • Date published: 15.03.2010

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Hunt for income: The importance of a global strategy

It is unsurprising investors have started considering the equity income market; low global interest rates are producing effectively zero returns, while the 12-month historic dividend yield of UK FTSE All-Share offers 3.4 per cent today.

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  • Date published: 15.03.2010

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

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