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The performance in government bonds is a reminder that it’s all relative

So far this year we’ve seen fixed income assets cheapening faster than at any time in over 40 years.

GAM's Anthony Smouha named FE Alpha Manager of the Year

One of two wins for Smouha

Fund manager cash holdings hit 20-year high on stagflation fear

Fund managers are at their most bearish since the height of the pandemic amid fears over stagflation and a global recession.

Albemarle Asset Management: Best Relative Value Fund Under $500m

Against this backdrop, investors should see the best opportunities, both to protect capital in the negatives and outperform regardless of market scenarios.

Aviva Q1 life sales in UK and Ireland rise by 2%

General Insurance gross written premiums (GWP) were up 5% in Q1 to £2.1bn, another record. UK&I GI GWP up 3% to £1,347m and Canadian GI GWP up 10% to £753m.

Inflation battle means continued interest rate rises for the UK

Despite the risk of causing a recession, the Bank of England may need to aggressively hike as energy price inflation spills over into wider economy

Call for different retirement strategies to deal with inflation

"With market volatility impacting retirement portfolios across the globe and a shift from ‘Generation DB' to ‘Generation DC' entering retirement"

Your First Year in a New Market

Setting up a bank account can be somewhat bureaucratic

Capgemini acquires Chappuis Halder

The acquisition will help Capgemini's in-demand specialist consulting services in environment, social and governance (ESG) and climate risk strategy

Parmenion adds Tatton and LGT portfolios to platform

Tatton’s portfolio models will offer Parmenion advisers three different investment styles - fully managed, tracker, or 50/50 managed tracker.

M&G promises platform improvements after adviser complaints

The loss from M&G’s platform and advice business increased slightly to £4mn in 2021, from £2mn a year earlier.

‘A strong research culture enables you to stay true to your investment philosophy’

Quant investing is very much a team sport, in fact more so than ever.

Fidelity International hires 12 to expand private credit team

As part of the broader build-out of the USD777 billion firm’s private assets capability, Fidelity’s private credit team was established in early 2021 to launch a full range of loan and private credit strategies.

21 pension funds can put up payments as investment results improve

Funds are allowed to fully compensate for inflation if their coverage ratio – their assets as a proportion of obligations – goes above a certain level, usually around 125%.

True Potential sees ‘record growth’ with £132mn profit

At the time, it said assets hit £17.3bn by the end of the first half of 2021 and had since grown to £18.6bn.

IQ-EQ strengthens its presence in France

IQ-EQ France now consists of a team of over 100 experts, each with at least 15+ years' senior industry experience.

German investors strive for viable connection with private equity managers

BVK has seen a strong investment pace in private equity in the past months.

Former deputy CIO of Premier dies

Sidebottom, who spent almost two decades with Premier, lost his battle against acute myeloid leukemia.

Allianz GI raises €550m for second infrastructure equity fund

The fund will be classified as Article 8 and will target energy, communication and transportation sectors.

Low risk pension transfers needlessly halted due to weakness in new rules

The new MaPS data shows that overseas investments were the most common cause of an ‘amber flag’ being raised by the trustees of a transferring pension scheme.

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