Terry Smith in the doghouse over Fundsmith Equity underperformance March 4, 2024 The report from Bestinvest, which identifies the funds in the 'doghouse' due to persistent underperformance, saw the number of poorly performing funds rise sharply.
H2O Asset Management suffers fresh auditing blow: How did it end up here? March 4, 2024 Beleaguered French investment firm H2O Asset Management has suffered a fresh blow after its auditors warned that the firm’s accounts “do not give a true and fair view” of its current financial position. But how did it end up here? Between 2015 and January 2020, H2O AM invested €2.3bn in illiquid private debt securities linked [...]
Schroders profits slide in ‘one of the most challenging years of recent times’ February 29, 2024 Schroders reported a rebound in assets under management but a slide in profits today as it weathered “one of the most challenging years” for money managers “in recent times”.
Jobs saved after luxury kitchen maker Harvey Jones sold out of administration February 26, 2024 Around 140 jobs have been saved after luxury kitchen maker Harvey Jones was sold out of administration in a pre-pack deal.
Jupiter shares up seven per cent after fund manager profits surge February 22, 2024 London asset manager Jupiter surprised markets by exceeding expectations in its annual results
‘Reinventing active management’: Why stock picking as we know it might be outdated February 20, 2024 Looking to “reinvent active management,” Mark Ellis, manager of the Nutshell Growth fund, has pushed back on the traditional way that fundpicking has been done. Following an intricate model that uses over 30 variables, the manager aims to provide a “hedge fund methodology” that retail investors can actually access. Ellis cited his perspective as a [...]
Has the ‘squeezed middle’ come true for UK asset managers? February 17, 2024 As data for the end of the year has trickled out over the last month, it has become clear that 2023 was a poor year for mid-sized asset managers, after they suffered an already bruising 2022. The idea of the ‘squeezed middle’ has been a pervasive business cliche for some time, but it seems to [...]
China and climate funds were the biggest losers of January as tech stays strong February 2, 2024 China funds were the worst performing category of any fund in January, while the strength of the tech sector continued to shine. Throughout last month, the average China fund lost 9.2 per cent of its value, followed by UK index linked gilt funds, which lost 5.9 per cent, and Latin American funds, which lost 4.4 [...]
Cashing out: UK investors were ‘most negative’ last year with exodus from equities January 31, 2024 UK investors were the “most negative” of any country in 2023, withdrawing $1.8bn (£1.4bn) from equity funds throughout the year. Globally, the value of mutual funds rose to $10.7trn throughout 2023, largely due to surging asset prices, undoing the damage done by mass withdrawals in 2021, data from Calastone’s Global Fund Flows report revealed. The [...]
Ashmore: Emerging markets set for resurgence as interest rate cuts loom January 15, 2024 London-listed asset manager Ashmore said emerging markets could be set for a rebound this year after the prospect of interest rate cuts helped boost its investment performance in the final three months of last year.