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How solo star fund managers stack up against the team players

Whether funds run by an individual manager outperform those with multiple managers

Brexit turmoil breathes life into Icap trading revenues

The currency jolt that was dealt by the Brexit vote is helping the firm’s bottom line.

Property fund manager puts London HQ of Coutts bank up for sale – source

Managers in these commercial real estate funds need to sell assets to meet those redemption requests.

Theresa May’s husband is a senior executive at a $1.4tn investment fund that profits from tax avoiding companies

Exclusive: May mentioned Amazon and Starbucks in speech about tax avoidance

EI Sturdza Investment Funds Launches Emerging Market Fixed Income Fund

However the investment portfolio should exhibit lower risk, lower default risk and lower volatility

River & Mercantile reports 5% AUM rise in June

Total AUM was up 22% over 12 months, although no performance fees were earned over three months to the end of June compared to £1.5 million for the full-year period.

UK fund managers face tougher outlook on property fund concerns

‘Triple whammy’ of investor outflows, cuts in fees and falls in assets troubles industry

Beijing to make good on investment pledge at EU-China summit

From massive Chinese steel exports to Beijing's militarization of islands in the South China Sea, the EU is nervous about the activities of its second-largest trading partner.

LGIM plans UK expansion and overseas push

The company also wants to add more products like the Real Income Builder it launched in April as a retirement product to focus on clients’ long-term saving needs.

UK pensions are at risk like never before following Brexit

It was widely reported last week that the UK’s pension funding hole has hit a record high of £935 billion.

Contagion worries rise over property fund suspensions

Liquidity concerns grow for multi-asset products

Kepler Partners launches first fund on Dublin UCITS platform

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Nightmare for model portfolios after property setback

They can’t sell what they’ve got and they can’t buy, so they can’t even rebalance many new clients will go into cash.

Two-year German bond yields near record lows on ECB easing hopes

The yield on two-year German government bonds fell to minus 0.70 percent, its lowest level since it hit a record low the day after the June 23 referendum in which Britain voted in favour of leaving the European Union.

Guy Wagner (Banque de Luxembourg): After Brexit: losses in financial sector, safe havens benefit

Equity markets have reacted negatively to the UK’s vote in favour of exiting the European Union.

Catella strengthens management of Catella Reavinstfond and Catella Småbolagsfond

This evolution of our management and our team will help to create additional customer value and ensure the continued high level of our management going forward,” says Erik Kjellgren, head of Catella’s Swedish fund operations.

More than £3bn in multi-asset funds caught in property scramble

More than £3 billion worth of multi-asset funds have been caught up in the post-Brexit vote investor scramble to pull out of UK property funds, which caused a domino effect of fund suspensions.

Hedge funds record fourth consecutive monthly gain in June as global markets experience massive dislocations

Macro strategies posted their strongest monthly gain in over five years, while defensive hedging limited exposures of directional equity hedge and event-driven strategies.

U.K. Hedge Funds Look to European Watchdog to Ease Brexit Fears

The opinion will be closely scrutinized by London-based fund managers because it could become a template for when Britain exits the EU.

Jamie Dimon Says JPMorgan Could Move Thousands of Staff Out of U.K.

But that is now in doubt after Britons voted to leave the bloc.

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