Equities
Amundi completes acquisition of KBI
Amundi has completed its purchase of an 87.5% stake in Kleinwort Benson Investors (KBI) with the company’s management team acquiring the remaining 12.5%.
Henderson sees strong dividend growth in Korea
South Korea is one of the most attractive regions in Asia in terms of dividend growth potential, said Henderson Asian Dividend Income Fund co-manager Sat Duhra.
Legg Mason adds currency hedged class to infrastructure fund
Legg Mason has launched sterling hedged share classes for the firm’s IF Rare Global Infrastructure Income Fund to provide investors with exposure to infrastructure equities while lessening the impact of currency fluctuations.
Lombard Odier funds added to Novia platforms
Lombard Odier Investment Management is making 17 of its mutual funds available through the Novia Financial and Novia Global platforms.
Emerging Markets | 22 Aug 16
EM equities see rapid rise in retail flows
Retail investment platform Rplan saw a big increase in flows into emerging market funds over the last three months, with the notable exception of China-only investments.