UK Equities

Blackfinch AM launches ESG multi-asset fund range

Blackfinch AM launches ESG multi-asset fund range

Blackfinch Asset Management has launched four environmental, social and governance (ESG) approved multi-asset unit trusts, as it makes its move into the retail investment space. The trusts, which will be known as the Adaptation Funds, will blend both active and...

Seven managers to exit in Jupiter/Merian fund shake-up

Seven managers to exit in Jupiter/Merian fund shake-up

Jupiter has committed to a significant shake-up of its product range following its merger with Merian, with seven managers exiting and a number of sales staff being made redundant. From Merian, managers Ian Ormiston, Rob James, Mark Greenwood, Citywire...

The audience angle: Seeking income in UK equities

The audience angle: Seeking income in UK equities

2020 is shaping up to be a difficult year for income-seekers, but advisers and wealth managers are finding myriad ways to protect investors’ income stream. Citywire reports. Central banks have cut interest rates to close to zero – Britain’s to a historic low of 0.1% –...

The Dividend Dilemma

The Dividend Dilemma

What extraordinary times we are living in! Away from the heroes on the front line who are bravely battling this pandemic, fund managers around the world are spending their time trying to absorb and analyse the data, trying to second guess what the next stage of the...

Strategy focus: A smoother ride in UK equities

Strategy focus: A smoother ride in UK equities

An investment strategy that focuses on high-quality companies and is well diversified across investment styles and sectors should stand UK equity investors in good stead when the ‘skies clear’, according to JP Morgan fund manager James Illsley. ‘Don’t ask me about...

Extending the alpha opportunity in UK equity

Extending the alpha opportunity in UK equity

When fund managers have a positive view on a stock, they can buy it and build a position as large as their liquidity and risk parameters allow. In many cases, this can be many times the weight of the stock in the index, significantly increasing the potential to...

The audience angle: Mitigating risk in UK equities

The audience angle: Mitigating risk in UK equities

Galvanised by the general election result and ‘Boris bounce’, savers poured £1.3 billion into UK equity funds in December – inflows not seen since 2013. This new-found confidence was felt across the UK commercial community, with demand for funds investing in large,...

Steve Davies leaves Jupiter as UK Growth fund languishes

Steve Davies leaves Jupiter as UK Growth fund languishes

Steve Davies is leaving Jupiter after a prolonged run of poor performance on the £958m Jupiter UK Growth fund and investment trust of the same name. Davies, who was last week replaced as manager of the trust by Richard Buxton,...