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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sun, 2 May 2010 10:26:28 +0100Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:23:50 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/fundfocus(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/060bf614-5481-11df-8bef-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/060bf614-5481-11df-8bef-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rssAberdeen's Emerging Market fund is aware of short-term risks in emerging markets, but is long-term in philosophy and implementation Sun, 2 May 2010 10:26:28 +0100060bf614-5481-11df-8bef-00144feab49ahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9d29c56-53ae-11df-aba0-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9d29c56-53ae-11df-aba0-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rssMost European Union states have agreed bilateral double taxation conventions between each other, but venture capital and private equity funds are often excluded from these rules, a European Commission report saysThu, 29 Apr 2010 23:06:21 +0100d9d29c56-53ae-11df-aba0-00144feab49ahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f15f2508-4f01-11df-b8f4-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f15f2508-4f01-11df-b8f4-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rssThe manager of a Martin Currie trust has reduced exposure to the UK to 54% from 60% 12 months agoSun, 25 Apr 2010 10:51:14 +0100f15f2508-4f01-11df-b8f4-00144feab49ahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e919a7c-4a14-11df-83cc-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e919a7c-4a14-11df-83cc-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rssInsynergy's new India fund plans to allow investors to profit from the country's virtuous cycle of strong economic growth, rising infrastructure investment and high savingsSun, 18 Apr 2010 18:02:43 +01005e919a7c-4a14-11df-83cc-00144feab49ahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d32f19c2-440b-11df-9235-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d32f19c2-440b-11df-9235-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rssMoving into equities and outsourcing its administration has ensured top-quartile returns for Brown Shipley's Multi-Manager fundSun, 11 Apr 2010 12:52:33 +0100d32f19c2-440b-11df-9235-00144feab49ahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc91302e-3dbb-11df-bdbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc91302e-3dbb-11df-bdbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssBlackRock's Latam fund has had a tough year, but there are reasons for optimismSun, 4 Apr 2010 11:17:40 +0100cc91302e-3dbb-11df-bdbb-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/df15f9f4-3e34-11df-a706-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/df15f9f4-3e34-11df-a706-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssThe biggest multi-manager investor in the investment company's European Absolute Return fund has sold its entire holding following the fund manager's suspension of Guillaume RambourgFri, 2 Apr 2010 10:50:00 +0100df15f9f4-3e34-11df-a706-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f95376f2-3907-11df-8970-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f95376f2-3907-11df-8970-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssInvestec Asset Management's energy duo are taking an aggressive weighting in US gas as they expect it to outperform oil in the next few yearsSun, 28 Mar 2010 10:45:03 +0100f95376f2-3907-11df-8970-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1b9d15e-33f1-11df-8ebf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1b9d15e-33f1-11df-8ebf-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssNeptune's Greater China Income fund is targeting stable cash-generative companies, in addition to favoured thematic areasSun, 21 Mar 2010 09:00:56 +0000a1b9d15e-33f1-11df-8ebf-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4da1fffe-304c-11df-8734-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4da1fffe-304c-11df-8734-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssGartmore's Leigh Himsworth has pledged a performance turnaround on the group's UK equity fund range after he revamped the funds' remitsMon, 15 Mar 2010 16:04:50 +00004da1fffe-304c-11df-8734-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06a35caa-2e09-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06a35caa-2e09-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssInvesco Perpetual's European Smaller Companies fund has rebounded well since the 2008 hitSun, 14 Mar 2010 09:34:58 +000006a35caa-2e09-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7e037ca-2c45-11df-9187-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7e037ca-2c45-11df-9187-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssAruna Karunathilake, manager of Fidelity International's UK Aggressive Fund talks to Stephen Wilmot about his approach to investmentWed, 10 Mar 2010 13:06:26 +0000a7e037ca-2c45-11df-9187-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9820260c-2b81-11df-9d96-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9820260c-2b81-11df-9d96-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssInvestec Asset Management's energy duo Mark Lacey and Jonathan Waghorn have adopted an aggressive weighting in US gas as they expect it to outperform oil in the next few yearsTue, 9 Mar 2010 13:43:58 +00009820260c-2b81-11df-9d96-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/317f0af6-289a-11df-a0b1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/317f0af6-289a-11df-a0b1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssA Henderson manager is keen on Greece despite the heat and says stocks will reboundSun, 7 Mar 2010 09:02:10 +0000317f0af6-289a-11df-a0b1-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fa3dce94-2847-11df-9f8f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fa3dce94-2847-11df-9f8f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssAlastair Mundy, UK equity manager at Investec, is usually called a 'contrarian' investor – a term he's not wholly comfortable with, writes Stephen WilmotFri, 5 Mar 2010 11:14:40 +0000fa3dce94-2847-11df-9f8f-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2e69d02-26c2-11df-bd0c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2e69d02-26c2-11df-bd0c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssAviva Investors' European equity head John Botham has said many fund managers have been caught by surprise after macroeconomic factors continued to drive markets this yearWed, 3 Mar 2010 12:55:51 +0000d2e69d02-26c2-11df-bd0c-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/74cd55c2-25ef-11df-b2fc-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/74cd55c2-25ef-11df-b2fc-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rssInsight multi-managers Mike Pinggera and Steve Waddington have taken on short positions in the European market to allow them to retain their favourite European equity fund managers. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:35:07 +000074cd55c2-25ef-11df-b2fc-00144feabdc0http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f640b0c-1d88-11df-a893-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f640b0c-1d88-11df-a893-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rssHenderson relaunched New Star International Property fund, to be renamed Henderson International Property will be looking to make purchases in the second quarterSun, 21 Feb 2010 16:53:07 +00003f640b0c-1d88-11df-a893-00144feab49ahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbb7427e-1806-11df-91d2-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbb7427e-1806-11df-91d2-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rssArgonaut's Olly Russ urges bond investors to cash in on a dividend anomalySun, 14 Feb 2010 10:57:36 +0000fbb7427e-1806-11df-91d2-00144feab49ahttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b99cbf38-1287-11df-a611-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rsshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b99cbf38-1287-11df-a611-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rssLittle and often approach pays off for Gartmore European Absolute Return fundSun, 7 Feb 2010 10:15:12 +0000b99cbf38-1287-11df-a611-00144feab49a