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OBSR drops rating on BlackRock UK fund
OBSR, part of Morningstar, has lowered its rating on the BlackRock UK fund to 'A' from 'AA', citing the recent manager change.
22 Feb 2012
Richard Romer-Lee, Hal Ratner gain Morningstar appointments
Richard Romer-Lee's has been appointed as managing director of Morningstar’s investment consulting operations across Europe.
21 Feb 2012
Greek eurozone exit still possible, says Evercore Pan-Asset's John Redwood
John Redwood, chairman of Evercore Pan-Asset, still believes that a Greek eurozone exit is likely.
21 Feb 2012
Noble-Nesbitt to head new Close discretionary service
Close Brothers AM is launching a discretionary fund management service that will be managed by top-performing UK equity manager Deryck Noble-Nesbitt.
16 Feb 2012
Social media tool launched to identify best investment trades
UK-based Vidivici has launched a beta-stage version of its web-based service that uses social networking to identify risk-adjusted trades.
15 Feb 2012
Henderson to convert Higher Income fund as it merges range of portfolios
Henderson is to convert its £568m Higher Income fund into a global equity offering as part of a major overhaul of its fund range.
14 Feb 2012
Allianz to scrap RCM brand across UK and offshore fund ranges
Allianz Global Investors is to rename its onshore and offshore fund ranges in a move which will see it scrap the RCM brand it acquired a decade ago.
14 Feb 2012
Walker Crips hires Rushton from BNP Paribas as CIO
Walker Crips Stockbrokers has hired ex-BNP Paribas wealth management chief Mark Rushton as its chief investment officer.
08 Feb 2012
The sector bets powering Neptune’s global long/short fund
Neptune has outlined the underweight and overweight sector positions driving its Global Long/Short Sector fund, three months on from launch.
08 Feb 2012
Aviva Investors cut from Skandia UK Strategic Best Ideas
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has cut Julius Lipner's £7m mandate from its Skandia UK Strategic Best Ideas fund because of uncertainty following the strategic review announcement by Aviva Investors.
07 Feb 2012
Schroders launches Strategic Bond fund for new hire Isaac
Schroders is launching a strategic bond fund for former GLG fixed income star Gareth Isaac and head of global macro Bob Jolly.
07 Feb 2012
SEB merges London, Stockholm alternative units
SEB is merging its London-based Key Asset Management unit with the Alternative Investment Team in Stockholm.
07 Feb 2012
BarCap launches onshore version of RADAR fund
Barclays Capital has launched an onshore version of its RADAR fund, which will mirror the investment strategy of the group's Irish-domiciled UCITS fund, run by the co-managers of the offshore portfolio - Jason Smith and Ian Mizrahi.
06 Feb 2012
L&G appoints Robert Merrifield director of Investment R&D
Legal & General has recruited Robert Merrifield in the new role of Investment Research and Development Director of IMRU, its specialist independent investment consultancy for both in-house and external clients.
06 Feb 2012
FE announces 2012 class of Alpha Managers
FE has unveiled its list of FE Alpha Managers for 2012, with 160 portfolio managers achieving the rating, which identifies them as among the top 10% of managers of UK Investment Management Association unit trusts and open ended investment companies (OEICs).
06 Feb 2012Regions
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Opportunities abound for Dragon investors
The Chinese Year of the Dragon promises drama across the world, yet the opening weeks of 2012 are throwing up some surprising investment opportunities.
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InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum Sweden
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for Sweden takes place in Stockholm on 24 April 2012
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum France
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for France takes place in Paris on 22 May 2012.
