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Equities

IEPlus: Apple valuations still attractive, says Morningstar

The rise and rise of Apple is set to continue, despite a slight wobble in the company's most recent set of financial results, according to Morningstar equities analysts.

26 Oct 2012
Apple named coolest brand in the world by CoolBrands
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Summit Fund Focus: Schroders points to safety of dividends in stormy climate

In a climate where cash allocations are risky and government bonds are, too, Schroders highlights dividends as one of the few remaining areas that are growing wealth, not diminishing it.

23 Oct 2012
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Summit Fund Focus: Legg Mason outpaces indices with US growth fund

European allocators might be sceptical about the words ‘aggressive growth' when applied to funds these days, even when the fund in question focuses on America, still one of the world's preeminent economic engines.

23 Oct 2012
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Research describes falling number of direct equity investors as "dangerous"

Researchers studying Euroclear data have described the falling number of individuals who own direct equity in Sweden as leading to a "dangerous" situation for investors, because of the behaviour being encouraged among institutional investors, who now account for 90% of the market.

22 Oct 2012
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Global equities fund managers defy Europe fears

Two-thirds of global equities fund managers are overweight Europe ex UK, despite fears of recession, unemployment, government defaults and a potential eurozone break-up, according to a sector trends report from S&P; Capital IQ.

18 Oct 2012
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Quarterly review affirms cautious outlook, says Threadneedle's Burgess

Mark Burgess, chief investment officer of Threadneedle, comments that factors around thew world still point to a cautious approach being the best one to have.

17 Oct 2012
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DWS global dividend funds top €10bn to run one third of total strategy assets

DWS Investments has staked its dominance of global dividend investing by growing assets in its offerings to more than €10bn, including inflows exceeding €2bn this year alone.

15 Oct 2012
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Fidelity's Stevenson sees 10 lessons from Black Monday

With the 25th anniversary of the Black Monday stock market crash approaching, Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity Worldwide Investment, has highlighted 10 lessons to draw from the event.

10 Oct 2012
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Schroders sees investors ready to return to European equities

Global investors are ready to return to the European equity market, according to a poll conducted by Schroders.

04 Oct 2012
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Equity funds suffer fourth quarter of outflows, says EFAMA

Despite the continued upward trend in European equities this year, investors are still taking money out of the asset class.

04 Oct 2012

Renaissance CIO Plamen Monovski on demand for Sub Saharan Africa

Renaissance Asset Managers has recently seen a surge of investor inflows into its Sub-Saharan Africa fund, which is now the largest Sub-Saharan UCITS fund on the market. Plamen Monovski, chief investment officer at the firm, talks about why the region is so attractive.

03 Oct 2012
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AllianceBernstein's Morgan Harting asks why EM stocks have misfired if it is 'all about macro' these days

It doesn't seem to make sense. Superior macroeconomic fundamentals in emerging countries have not led to stronger, or even positive, equity returns over the last two years.

02 Oct 2012
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Software firm Cinnober brands fast trading curbs 'populist'

Technology provider Cinnober Financial Technology has criticised moves by the European Parliament to curb high frequency trading, saying they are ‘populist' and backed by ill-informed politicians.

01 Oct 2012
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Equity funds: are investors in or out?

European fund flow data shows a persistent flight from equities, but some of Europe’s largest fund providers say investors are returning to riskier assets.

27 Sep 2012
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Kames launches global equity income fund

Kames Capital is launching a global equity income fund. It will be managed by Kames’ head of overseas equities Piers Hillier together with senior European fund manager Mark Peden.

25 Sep 2012

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