Investment | 13 Jan 16
BlackRock reshuffles leadership to boost global focus
BlackRock has announced a number of senior leadership changes aimed at, among other things: globalising its fixed income business, unifying its active equities strategies under one head, and increasing the focus multi-asset strategies.
Global dividend growth to slump by almost half in 2016 – Markit
The pace of global dividend growth is set to almost halve in 2016, the latest Markit global dividend forecast reveals.
Aberdeen completes Parmenion deal
Aberdeen Asset Management’s acquisition of Parmenion Capital partners and its sister company, Self Directed Holdings, is now complete, the firm announced on Tuesday.
Brooks Macdonald: US rate cycle the biggest risk out there
The number of risk profiles developed by bespoke wealth manager Brooks Macdonald has grown from one to 10. Jonathan Webster-Smith explains the investment process underpinning the model portfolio service he runs, as well as why he believes monetary policy is a driving force.
ANALYSIS: Bears in ascendence as 2016 stutters into being
After a spectacularly dismal start to the year last week, all eyes turn this week to the start of corporate earnings season.