Unit trusts/OEICs Financial News
07.11 / 12:06
Unit trusts/OEICs
emerging markets
Chikara Investments launches emerging markets fund
Jonathan Asante, manager of the Chikara Global Emerging Markets Opportunities fund
03.11 / 14:45
UK
companies
funds
Unit trusts/OEICs
ETFs
Jupiter
Pridham Report: BlackRock remains on top even as net sales sag 40%
BlackRock’s best seller throughout the quarter was the iShares North American Equity Index, which attracted record inflows from retail investors.
03.11 / 12:37
Morningstar
Fortinet
Unit trusts/OEICs
Fundsmith Equity
fundsmith
stake
Fundsmith Equity takes stake in cybersecurity firm Fortinet
Terry Smith (pictured), is the manager of the £22.3bn Fundsmith Equity fund.
02.11 / 10:57
UK
funds
Unit trusts/OEICs
OEIC
Morgan Stanley IM opens up American Resilience equity fund to UK investors
The fund will seek to invest exclusively in robust, well managed, reasonably priced businesses that can sustain their high returns on operating capital over the long term.
01.11 / 13:51
UK
bonds
Unit trusts/OEICs
fund launch
UCITS
index
CG Asset Management to launch index-linked bond fund
CG Portfolio Plc — UK Index-linked Bond fund will launch on 15 November and will be the firm’s first fund launch in seven years.
01.11 / 11:37
Unit trusts/OEICs
OEIC
fixed income
PIMCO GIS Income fund wins RSMR rating
RSMR analysts said the fund was «very actively managed» and the updated asset allocations changed to reflect economic and market conditions, take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
01.11 / 08:47
companies
Unit trusts/OEICs
M&G
Quilter Investors
Quilter Investors adds value and infrastructure funds to Cirilium range
The company said the additions seek to boost inflation linkage for investors and align the range further with its long-term view.
26.10 / 14:01
bonds
ESG
Investment trusts
Unit trusts/OEICs
Evelyn Partners
MPs
Evelyn Partners sustainable MPS sells out of Impax trust amid discount to NAV
As part of the rebalancing exercise, the sustainable MPS team also added to its positions in Baillie Gifford Responsible Global Equity Income and Federated Hermes Sustainable Global Equity.
25.10 / 10:49
property
Unit trusts/OEICs
Aegon Property Income sells final properties
The wind-up of the fund lasted more than 27 months, beginning on 9 July 2021, exceeding its original expected deadline of August 2023.
25.10 / 10:49
Europe
Morningstar
US
ESG
Unit trusts/OEICs
sustainable funds
Q3
Flows into global sustainable funds slow in Q3 as AUM drops 4.2%
The challenging macroeconomic backdrop and falling stock valuations have largely contributed to the reduction in flow volumes and assets, Morningstar said.
25.10 / 07:47
BlackRock
companies
Fidelity Investments
Unit trusts/OEICs
Fund managers
Jupiter
Fidelity Investments and Jupiter among fund houses hit by CAB Payments sell-off
Regulatory disclosures show that JP Morgan Asset Management has held a 0.50% net short position against the stock since 12 September.
18.10 / 14:43
UK
Pensions
Investment trusts
funds
Unit trusts/OEICs
OEIC
ETFs
Returns
Less than 4% of funds deliver consistent top quartile returns over three years
In the latest edition of the study, the total number of funds providing above average returns in each of the last three years also improved.
16.10 / 14:59
ESG
Unit trusts/OEICs
Global
ESG Trends
ESG funds
Green bonds
Nikko AM expands universe for green bond fund
S&P Global has projected that that GSSSB bond issuance in 2023 will be between $900bn and $1trn, or 14% to 16% of total bond issuance.
12.10 / 15:41
regulation
UK
companies
Financial Services
Wealth managers
Unit trusts/OEICs
Woodford investors to vote in single class as scheme of arrangement vote delayed
The scheme meeting and vote has been delayed to 13 December 2023.
12.10 / 15:41
Unit trusts/OEICs
Alternatives
multi-asset
MPs
Schroders launches alternatives fund for MPS investors
Alex Funk (pictured) is chief investment officer of Schroder Investment Solutions.
12.10 / 13:27
Apple
Tesla
bonds
Investment trusts
Unit trusts/OEICs
equities
Vanguard
Q3
gilts
index
Gilts claim spot in ii Q3 performance index as investors hunt for yields
Investors were taking advantage of high interest rates by moving their money into the bond market, 'where they are finally being rewarded with attractive yields'.
11.10 / 16:25
ESG
Unit trusts/OEICs
Robeco
Robeco unveils carbon offset share classes
The share classes will contribute to projects actively combatting climate change, but also that go beyond the reduction of emissions in investors’ portfolios.
11.10 / 16:25
funds
Unit trusts/OEICs
Man GLG shuts sustainable water and circular economy fund as managers exit
Man GLG RI Sustainable Water and Circular Economy was Man GLG’s first Article 9 fund and first public market equites Article 9 fund.
11.10 / 14:02
companies
Unit trusts/OEICs
Odey AM
People moves
Odey
Odey AM's Geoffrey Marson and Odey Opportunity fund move to Canaccord Genuity
The LF Odey Portfolio has closed while the Odey Swan fund is in the process of closing, the asset manager added.
10.10 / 14:35
Liquidity
economics
UK
Unit trusts/OEICs
money market funds
money market
Bank of England calls on money market funds to bolster liquidity levels
The call from the FPC came as it identified liquidity mismatch in money market funds as a «key vulnerability» in 2015 and 2021.
10.10 / 11:47
Unit trusts/OEICs
OEIC
Global
Australian
Pacific AM launches global active credit fund with Australian partner
Christopher Joye (pictured) is CIO and portfolio manager at Coolabah Capital Management.
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