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How are global equity income funds faring?

Professional Adviser | 02 Feb 2012 | 08:00

Charlotte Richards talks to global equity income fund managers about the benefits (and drawbacks) of the new sector classification, and what is driving the performance of their portfolios.

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Four challenges facing China in Year of the Dragon

Asia fund managers have warned China’s economy faces a series of challenges despite its meteoric rise to global superpower status.

IFAonline | 23 Jan 2012 | 11:45
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Can corporate bond funds add zest to portfolios?

Ken Rayner, investment director at Rayner Spencer Mills, looks at whether corporate bond funds should feature in your fund mix.

Professional Adviser | 19 Jan 2012 | 08:00

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Execution-only clients flock to bonds

Bond funds enjoyed a surge in popularity among execution-only clients in the final quarter of last year, according to platform Cofunds' latest sales figures.

IFAonline | 17 Jan 2012 | 17:30
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The managers who called S&P's downgrade of France

The decision by Standard & Poor’s to strip France of its prized AAA-rating came as no surprise to a number of fund managers.

IFAonline | 16 Jan 2012 | 10:32
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Cofunds: Strategic bond sales soared in December

Strategic bond sales soared in December as equity funds suffered a poor end to the year, according to the latest figures from platform Cofunds.

IFAonline | 11 Jan 2012 | 10:05
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He said what? Ten of the year's best investment quotes

Investment Week, IFAonline's sister title, rounds up the most memorable quotes from our favourite (and most outspoken) industry commentators in 2011.

IFAonline | 16 Dec 2011 | 00:30
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Why 'low cost equity funds' is a flawed concept

Professional Adviser speaks to M&G managing director and global head of retail sales, Jonathan Willcocks, about his views on low cost funds and charging levels.

Professional Adviser | 17 Nov 2011 | 08:00
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'Most worrying day of crisis so far' as bond yields spike

M&G bond fund manager Mike Riddell has warned the crisis in Europe has taken a turn for the worse after bond yields in core European countries rocketed yesterday.

IFAonline | 16 Nov 2011 | 08:53
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FATCA will be ‘as big as RDR’, industry leaders fear

Industry leaders have warned the upcoming FATCA regulations from the US are “as big as RDR” and could cost the UK hundreds of millions of pounds.

IFAonline | 08 Nov 2011 | 09:45
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Divisions emerge on post-2012 fund charging

Investors could be faced with a plethora of fund charging models post-RDR as well as higher overall costs and ‘premium’ prices for a top tier of better performing funds or specialist mandates.

IFAonline | 08 Nov 2011 | 08:30
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M&G's Willcocks: End consumers will pay more post-RDR

M&G global head of retail sales says industry is awash with mediocrity, which must be eradicated.

IFAonline | 07 Nov 2011 | 10:10
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M&G's Willcocks: End consumers will pay more post-RDR

M&G global head of retail sales says industry is awash with mediocrity, which must be eradicated.

IFAonline | 07 Nov 2011 | 09:58

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