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Does banning short selling work?
IMA chief executive Richard Saunders looks at the impact of banning short selling on the market.
OBSR: Net exports save struggling UK economy
OBSR investment strategist Andy Brunner says high net exports saved the UK from going back into recession in the first quarter of 2011.
Comparing index trackers with GEBs tells us absolutely nothing
Colin Dickie says comparing index trackers with GEBs is like comparing elephants with giraffes.
Pattullo: Interest rates to rise in May
John Pattullo looks back at the fixed income markets in the last few weeks and discusses the positioning within his funds.
Premier looks to secondary structured product market
Premier Asset Management is finding opportunities on the secondary market among structured products that are trading below their face value.
Blacksquare rings the changes for 2012
The managers of funds that have made negative contributions to the recent performance of Blacksquare Capital’s fund of funds have reduced risk and will be monitored by Blacksquare in preparation of portfolio changes in 2012.
Potter: Equities are better value than bonds
Thames River multi-manager Gary Potter has warned investors to avoid jumping on the “bond bandwagon” and instead invest in equities.
Threadneedle appoints Neil Robson to global equities team
Robson joins from Martin Currie Investment Management.
Neptune to launch global long/short fund
Neptune is to launch a global long/short fund.
Scot Life repays 17,000 with-profits policyholders
Scottish Life has begun to repay policyholders after admitting it has underpaid them between January 2010 and March 2011.
HMRC clarifies RDR position for Isas
HM Revenue & Customs has clarified its position on commission rebates into ISAs in its latest update.
Spanish banks downgraded by S&P and Fitch
Standard & Poor’s and Fitch have downgraded a raft of Spanish banks, citing a deteriorating outlook for the Spanish economy.
BoE governor fears “worst ever” financial crisis
Meryn King says this may be the worst financial crisis “ever” and also hints that inflation could hit 5% next month.
FTSE blog: FTSE up over 3.5% at close
The FTSE continues to make up losses made earlier this week.
IMF backs Operation Twist amid warning on US fiscal policy
The International Monetary Fund lends its support to the Federal Reserve’s Operation Twist, but cautions that US fiscal policy needs to be “carefully calibrated”.
F&C chief exec Alain Grisay to retire
Grisay to step down from the board and as group CEO in May 2012.
Jupiter's Gibbs to step away from financial funds
Jupiter fund manager Philip Gibbs is to focus on his absolute return offering.
Rambourg set for Paris hedge fund launch
Former Gartmore star manager Guillaume Rambourg is poised to launch his own hedge fund venture in Paris.
Allfunds Bank appoints head of sales for UK and Ireland
Allfunds Bank has appointed Laurie Jaques as head of sales development UK & Ireland.
Boiler room fraudsters sentenced to 40 years
Seven men face a total of 40 years imprisonment after £8m bio-diesel investment fraud.
Swip appoints James Carver as investment director
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has appointed James Carver to the role of investment director for absolute return bond funds.
JO Hambro launches two Asia funds
JO Hambro Capital Management launches two Asia funds.
FTSE blog: FTSE down over 2.5 per cent at close
European markets fall sharply as Greek concerns remain rife.
Leading equity managers shun banks
James Harries, Carl Stick and Richard Penny have all issued warning on the outlook for banks.
German parliament approves extension of EU bailout fund
The German parliament has approved an extension of the EU’s main bailout fund.
August sees record £122m of outflows from absolute return, IMA stats
Absolute return funds have witnessed their largest monthly outflows since the sector was formed in April 2008.
Schroders appoints Hall as head of multi-manager
Rob Hall has been appointed as the new head of multi-manager at Schroders after joining the asset manager in March this year.
Treasury and FSA set to clash over Northern Rock bid
The Treasury and the FSA are ready to clash over a proposal to allow bidders for Northern Rock’s “good” bank to take about £500m out of the lender.
Fidelity to launch global income fund for Roberts
Fidelity has confirmed plans to launch a global equity income fund for Dan Roberts.
Dan Roberts quits Eden Financial for Fidelity
Dan Roberts has quit Eden Financial after two months to join Fidelity.
Investors could face tax triple whammy, says IMA
European Commission proposals for a financial transaction tax could see Ucits investors taxed three times, according to the Investment Management Association (IMA).
Gold could still reach $2,000, says Damaskos
Chief executive of Sector Investment Managers suggests gold is set to surge again in the near future.
FTSE 100 rises following early losses
FTSE 100 is up 1 per cent despite falling beneath 5,000 in early trades.
FTSE 100 slumps 4.64% at close as US markets continue to fall
Stock markets react to US Federal Reserve plans to stimulate struggling economy.
L&G chief executive Tim Breedon to retire
Legal and General chief executive Tim Breedon is to retire from the firm at the end of next year.
Former New Star CIO launches advisory business
Alan Miller, the former chief investment officer of New Star, has launched an advisory offshoot of its wealth management business SCM Private.
Omam launches new UK equities fund
Old Mutual Asset Managers is to launch a UK opportunities fund for manager Simon Murphy.
UBS trader makes £1.3bn loss on unauthorised trade
Swiss bank UBS says it has discovered an unauthorised trade could result in a £1.3bn loss.
Caledonia relaunches asset management boutique
Ocean Dial Asset Management is 100 per cent owned and backed by Caledonia.
Schroders launches offshore Brazilian equity fund
Schroders has introduced a Brazilian equity fund to fit into its international offshore selection fund range.
