Fund news & alerts

Webb departs Unicorn
22 Jul, 2008
Peter Webb, formerly the chief executive of Unicorn and joint fund manager of the Free Spirit ,

Premier's Muckart to retire following fund change
21 Jul, 2008
Premier Asset Management has announced that Richard Muckart will retire in September after eight years at the firm. Mr Muckart was previously the manager of the Premier Eastern Enterprise…

JPM Natural Resources - research update
21 Jul, 2008
Having performed strongly for a number of years commodities and related stocks have suffered somewhat in the recent market falls. Even mining, which was one of the best performing…

Allianz RCM UK Mid-Cap Fund - change of manager
18 Jul, 2008
Earlier this year Trevor Green left the management of the UK Mid-Cap Fund to join New Star Asset Management. Since his departure the co-manager, Andrew Neville, has

Cazenove UK Absolute Target - new fund launch
16 Jul, 2008
The Cazenove UK Absolute Target Fund is a powerful tool for investors looking to build a balanced portfolio aiming to weather the worst of any market storms. This new…

GAM European Systematic Value & Income - research update
16 Jul, 2008
We met with Ross Hollyman, the manager of the GAM European Systematic Value & Income Fund, for an update on how the fund is positioned and his outlook. Although…

M&G Global Dividend - new fund launch
15 Jul, 2008
This fund will launch on 18th July and will be managed by Stuart Rhodes, a member of M&G’s Global Equity team. He believes income strategies outperform over the longer…

India Update
08 Jul, 2008
It has been a rocky ride in the Indian market this year not helped by the general fall out in the credit crunch and the subsequent inflationary pressures weighing…

Changes to Threadneedle UK investment team
04 Jul, 2008
Paul Findley, the head of Threadneedle’s UK high alpha team, and Steven Hewitt, the manager of the UK Accelerando Fund , have resigned. The UK Accelerando Fund

New Star UK Alpha back on the Wealth 150
03 Jul, 2008
There is little doubt that in times of difficult markets it is crucial to find quality fund managers who are doing something a little different with their portfolios.  One…