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Morning in brief: HSBC 'on track with return on equity target'
HSBC claims the first year of its cost-cutting programme is helping it make progress towards its financial goals, while Japan’s economy grew over the first quarter of the year.
Cambridge unveils first university SEIS fund
The University of Cambridge plans to become the first university to launch its own seed enterprise investment scheme (SEIS) fund to support new companies.
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Emerging markets debt is not a safe haven, says M&G's Riddell
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FTSE 100 OPEN: Banks fall as interim Greek government sworn in
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Greece has effectively left eurozone, says Carmignac
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Euro area inflation drops in April
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FundExpert: Don't rush to buy Facebook
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Bank lowers UK growth forecast on eurozone problems
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US dividend-paying companies could fuel bubble, warns RiverRoad
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Fund sale trends unchanged during April, says FundsNetwork
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Vanguard to make long-awaited move into UK ETF market
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European investors eye third LTRO, Fitch finds
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M&G's Dobell favours consumer stocks in Recovery fund
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Tulloch to step down as First State joint managing partner
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Fund pick SSE lifts dividend on profit rise
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Swip appoints head of marketing
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Santander appoints CIO as Bearman leaves
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Allianz unveils risk-profiled range
This week's Fund Strategy cover story
Lost in space
When man first landed on the moon in 1969 it was widely believed that the event heralded an era of scientific and technological advancement. But we have become less ambitious and more pessimistic, writes Daniel Ben-Ami.
Scam
Scam
While the chairman laments the investment world’s obsession with acronyms, his pet hamster, Adair is working off its own demons, which have materialised in the shape of an inflatable rat.
Diary
Fund manager's diary
Tristan Hanson is head of asset allocation at Ashburton. His diary runs from April 23-29.
Gee blog
RDR - Disaster waiting to happen?
So here’s my latest worry: could RDR actually create more bad advice?
This week's comment
More funds needed on road to discovery
Just last week it was announced that technology firm Wicked Lasers has created an actual light sabre using an extremely powerful laser, while for Star Trek we already have the smartphone.
Blog
Europe could be heading for disarray
Last year’s losers have all seemed to rebound as winners in the first quarter of 2012 with strength in growth assets matched by weakness in the value sector.
Opinion
Creating the conditions for truly active management
It’s hard not to agree with Mark Dampier’s concern, expressed in Fundweb last week, that there are not enough decent active managers.
AIC blog
Why we won't plead guilty to these charges
Last week, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) published its new methodology for calculating ’Ongoing Charges’ to replace total expense ratios.
American blog
Blame it on the weather
Years back, I wrote speeches for the chief executive of an international food company. When revenues slumped, my colleagues would suggest, “blame it on the weather”.
Strategy blog
Best to ditch the economic rules
An alternative take on the failure to escape from the economic morass: the problem is too few principles and too many rules. Or, to put it another way, too little politics and too much technocratic regulation.
