FTAdviser latest:Prepare for lower US GDP than forecast, warns Threadneedle

Story by: Nick Rice, FTAdviser

US GDP will grow slower than anticipated this year, but individual US stocks still offer good opportunities, according to Cormac Weldon, head of US equities at Threadneedle.

  • Time published: 14:33
  • Date published: 15.02.2010
  • Published in: Investments

Schroders to soft-close US fund

Schroders is soft-closing its £465m US Smaller Companies fund as manager Jenny Jones moves to prevent it from becoming difficult to manage.

  • Date published: 14.12.2009

Brown Advisory launches US equity fund

US fund manager Brown Advisory is launching a US Equity Growth fund on November 2 for manager Kenneth Stuzin.

  • Date published: 02.11.2009

Dollar losing ground to gold

The dollar is unlikely to remain the reserve currency of choice as China overtakes the US as the world's leading economy, according to Ted Scott, director of UK strategy at F&C Asset Management.

  • Date published: 05.10.2009

Pictet and Westwood team up for US fund launch

Pictet Funds has teamed up with US value specialists Westwood Management Corporation to launch a US Equity Value Selection fund as part of a move to bring in outside expertise to broaden its product range.

  • Date published: 20.07.2009

Sir Allen Stanford allegedly arrested again

Sir Allen Stanford has allegedly been arrested by US regulators, despite already being the subject of a Federal Bureau investigation in connection with an $8bn fraud.

  • Date published: 19.06.2009

Obama outlines sweeping overhaul of US regulation

US president Barack Obama announced a sweeping regulatory revamp yesterday, including giving the US Federal Reserve new powers to oversee banks and companies whose failure could endanger the banking system.

  • Date published: 18.06.2009

OECD indicates easing in global recession

Leading Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) indicators suggest the global recession may be easing, as the pace of deterioration begins to slow.

  • Date published: 08.06.2009

IT and cyclicals boost US equity funds, says S&P

Positions in technology and cyclicals helped US equity funds in the first quarter as managers felt increasingly that the market had bottomed, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Services.

  • Date published: 01.06.2009

Technology and cyclicals bolster US equity funds

Positions in technology and cyclicals helped US equity funds in the first quarter as managers felt increasingly that the market had bottomed, according to Standard & Poor's Fund Services.

  • Date published: 29.05.2009

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.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 15.03.2010

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Small cos key to US revival

In the developed world, smaller companies are vital to the progress of the wider economy.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 25.01.2010

Features

Analyst: JPMorgan

For Eytan Shapiro, manager of the £17.4m JPM US Smaller Companies fund, small-cap investing is centred on finding strong growth stories.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 25.01.2010

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