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FE's Gleeson: The fear factor driving passive investing

21 May 2013 | By Rob Gleeson

What investors fear most is losing out on gains that others are making, which makes them favour a passive strategy, but these funds should be blended with a range of active funds.

Somerset's Johnson: Five reasons to say no to fund manager bonus caps

21 May 2013 | By Gary Jackson

The European Parliament is due to vote on the proposed cap on fund manager bonuses in early June, despite many members of the asset management sector warning that such a move could be harmful to the industry.

Miners and retailers help FTSE power past 6,800

21 May 2013 | By fundweb staff

The FTSE 100 is approaching fresh highs as investors remain confident that central banks will continue pumping money into the financial system.

T. Rowe Price names Arif Husain as global fixed income head

21 May 2013 | By Gary Jackson

AllianceBernstein’s Arif Husain is to join T. Rowe Price as the asset manager’s new head of international fixed income.

Fall in inflation comes as surprise but may prove temporary

21 May 2013 | By Tanzeel Akhtar

Earlier today consumer prices index showed UK inflation dropped from 2.8 per cent from March to 2.4 per cent in April, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. 

Newton hires high yield analyst for global fixed income team

21 May 2013 | By Gary Jackson

Newton has appointed Cairn Capital’s Khuram Sharih as high yield analyst in its global fixed income team.

Fidelity's Greetham starts to trim commodity exposure

21 May 2013 | By Gary Jackson

Fidelity asset allocation director Trevor Greetham has started to cut back on his commodity exposure in light of slowing growth expectations from China. 

FS Investment Committee: A yen for Abe’s Japan reforms?

21 May 2013 | By FS Investment Committee

Our expert panellists give their views on whether Japan’s strong rise and Shinzo’s Abe’s radical economic reforms are the precursor to real recovery or just another false dawn.

JP Morgan: Earnings headwind ‘easing’ in emerging markets

21 May 2013 | By Pamela Morris

A cyclical earnings headwind behind emering markets’ underperformance looks set to improve.

Goldman Sachs warns EU exit would hit financial services

21 May 2013 | By Samuel Dale

Goldman Sachs economic analyst Kevin Daly says a UK exit from the EU would be bad for both parties.

Inflation drops to better-than-expected 2.4%

21 May 2013 | By Gary Jackson

Consumer prices index inflation dropped by more than expected during April as transport costs fell, the latest government figures show.

FCA warns EU bonus cap could double bankers' salaries

21 May 2013 | By Nicole Blackmore

FCA chief executive Martin Wheatley has warned the EU’s plans to cap bonuses could see bankers’ salaries double.

Close Brothers' Haines: Exploring the breadth of EIS opportunities

21 May 2013 | By Patrick Haines

Enterprise investment schemes are nothing new in themselves, yet they now offer a tax-efficient way to access sectors that have the potential to boom in the years to come

F&C's Potter and Rob Burdett add Lang's Ardevora UK Income

21 May 2013 | By Tanzeel Akhtar

F&C Investments multi-managers Gary Potter and Rob Burdett have added Jeremy Lang’s Ardevora Equity Income fund.

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The UK’s new industrial revolution

Fund Strategy - 22 May 2013 | By Daniel Ben-Ami

The coalition is pushing UK manufacturing as a cure to the economy’s woes. But with the services industry returning to its former glory are dreams of another UK industrial revolution misplaced?

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Leader: Time for Japan bulls to pause for breath?

Fund Strategy - 22 May 2013 | By Adam Lewis

One thing you could guarantee with almost every BofA Merrill Lynch fund manager survey over the past several years was that global asset allocators had little time for Japan.

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Mark Dampier: Safe as houses? Not always

21 May 2013 | By Mark Dampier

Residential property can appear an attractive investment but even with yields around 6 per cent, buy-to-let is not as good as it looks

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Vertem's Dance: Hedging your bets

21 May 2013 | By John Dance

Doubt remains about how far the equity market can run given the positive performance so far over nearly the past year.Clearly, there still some risks that could cause the market to wobble and so what’s the best way to protect investors?

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Premier’s Jennings: Riding the wave

20 May 2013 | By Mike Jennings

Many market strategists at the start of 2013 predicted that this would be a strong year for equities

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IMA's Godfrey: I want to move as quickly as possible on cost changes

17 May 2013 | By Daniel Godfrey

When I posted my last blog suggesting a new way of explaining costs and performance to our clients in simple, once-and-done, pounds and pence figures, I wanted to get feedback.

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Cazenove’s Le Jehan: Golden haze - why we’re adding to gold equities

17 May 2013 | By Joe Le Jehan

I spent a happy day last week listening to some of the most celebrated value investors of our time, gathered together at a conference here in London.

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IMA's Navdeep Sidhu: Regulators should avoid Ucits rule changes for change's sake

16 May 2013 | By Navdeep Sidhu

As the Ucits regime celebrates 25 years, regulators need to ensure that any changes to the rules will bring benefits to investors.

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Nic Cicutti: Advisers must take responsibility for products

16 May 2013 | By Nic Cicutti

Allowing advisers to pass the buck to providers would not do the industry any favours.

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Sovereign Leadership’s Leahy: Why I’m keeping my equity investments on a very tight leash

16 May 2013 | By Peter Leahy

The latest Bank of England’s quarterly inflation report has done little to reassure myself – and a rising number of market pundits – who believe that deflationary concerns could come to unravel the recent rebound in equity markets.

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Drucker: Tune out gold conspiracy noise

15 May 2013 | By Vanessa Drucker

When it comes to a good conspiracy theory, I can relish the rumors as much as the next reporter. But as for the swirl of innuendo surrounding the recent gold price collapse - I don’t buy it.

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