Investment
Multi Asset | 6 Feb 17
Global unconstrained fund managers best, says UBS WM’s Lecher
Stefan Lecher, the new head of client portfolio management for Asia-Pacific at UBS Wealth Management in Hong Kong, said unconstrained managers have the best chance to excel.
Generali Investments launches global multi-asset income fund
Generali Investments, the asset management arm of Italy’s Generali Group, has launched a global multi-asset income fund, which aims to generate a stable payout while also growing capital.
KPMG blasts Harlequin boss over investor pay-back plan
The independent trustee of Harlequin Property, the £400m ($509m, €454m) overseas property scheme facing ruin, has blasted the company’s chairman David Ames over how he intends to pay back stricken investors.
Liontrust launches European smaller companies fund
Specialist fund management group Liontrust has launched a European smaller companies fund with the aim of achieving long-term capital growth by investing primarily in pan-European smaller companies.
Emerging Markets | 2 Feb 17
EM countries target offshore wealth with tax amnesties
Bond holders look set to benefit from the tax amnesties offered by some emerging market countries that have realised that substantial wealth resides outside their borders which has never been declared for tax purposes, says Jan Dehn, head of research at Ashmore.