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The week ahead (20/05 -24/05)

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:24:26 GMT

The week ahead (20/05 -24/05)
Money Observer - May 20, 2013

'Regulatory risk has subsided in Germany and the group is well positioned to capitalise on the shifting US regulatory landscape given its B2B and joint venture agreements with MGM and Boyd,' Burns notes, reiterating his 'buy' recommendation.

Can property regain safe haven status?

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:29 GMT

Can property regain safe haven status?
Fundweb - May 20, 2013

“There is also evidence of easing in commercial real estate credit markets, with US and emerging market banks and insurance companies originating new debt to the sector and greater willingness among UK banks to lend in recent months. ... Elsewhere, Ian ...

Dunedin man's magnificent seven

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:07:22 GMT

Dunedin man's magnificent seven
Fundweb - May 14, 2013

Dunedin Smaller Companies has outperformed the average investment trust for eight out of the 10 last years, joining an illustrious club including Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies, F&C Global Smaller Companies, Aberdeen New Dawn, Aberdeen Asian ...

Target engaged

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:57:04 GMT

Target engaged
Money Marketing - May 16, 2013

He said: “Workers should not be enrolled automatically into smaller schemes, which do not benefit from economies of scale, tend to be poorly run and do not deliver value for money in the charges they make to members.

FTSE will reach all-time high in 2013, says Mitchell

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:39:34 GMT

FTSE will reach all-time high in 2013, says Mitchell
FE Trustnet - May 13, 2013

As sentiment towards the UK economy picks up, the manager says companies will start to invest their huge cash piles, which will boost equity prices further.

Green goes mainstream in the hunt for yield

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:54:43 GMT

Green goes mainstream in the hunt for yield
Financial Times - May 10, 2013

So do the exclusion criteria; Hollands notes that F&C Global Climate Opportunities has a position in Monsanto, the US developer of genetically modified seeds. In many other funds, this stock would be excluded. Another frequent criticism is that the ...

Managing equities becomes huge asset

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:13:03 GMT

Managing equities becomes huge asset
Investors Chronicle - Apr 29, 2013

Small wonder, then, that the equities guys are rubbing their hands. This doesn't mean that they were poor performers while investor preferences strayed elsewhere.

Where did it go wrong for emerging markets?

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:38:44 GMT

Where did it go wrong for emerging markets?
Fundweb - May 13, 2013

This sounds like a fair performance, except when an investor considers what they might have made in North America (48.9 per cent) or UK smaller companies (51.6 per cent), or even in boring, predictable UK equity income (33.6 per cent). Only Europe has ...

Charge of equities makes fund managers wary

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:50:31 GMT

Charge of equities makes fund managers wary
Interactive Investor - May 10, 2013

Turner takes the broadly based US equities index, the S&P 500, as a measure of how far the bull phase has run: "Since June last year that index has made progress in every month except in October when it ended just 2% down," he points out.

F&C US Smaller Companies PLC Announces Issue Of Equity

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:19:00 GMT

F&C US Smaller Companies PLC Announces Issue Of Equity
Reuters Key Development - Mar 1, 2013