Private investors put faith in UK plc
The value of UK equities held by private investors reached £237 bn at the end of May 2011, according to the latest study by Capita...
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Investor perspectives Archive
On track for growth
Nick Train is the fund manager of Finsbury Growth & Income. His positions are of interest because of his experience – he began his...
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Canadian investors place a premium on strong IR
A strong IR program has significant impact on a company’s valuation, according to a recent survey by IR firm TMX Equicom and CIRI...
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‘Institutionalization’ of hedge funds continues
The increasing amount of assets allocated to the hedge fund industry by institutional investors has been underlined by the release...
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Inflation focus for equity fund
Inflation can mean very different things to different companies. For issuers with pricing power, for example, the higher input...
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What to do when a fund manager says no
Have you ever been in a situation where your chief executive asks why you are meeting a fund you have already seen multiple times...
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Fund manager profile: Chris Garsten, 2CG European Capital Growth Fund
The 2CG European Capital Growth Fund has beaten its benchmark, the FTSE Europe ex UK Index, in seven out of the past 10 years. The...
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Frontier markets tempt investors
A decade or so ago, Wall Street regarded emerging markets as a single amorphous entity. If there was trouble at one end of the...
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Inflation tops investor concerns
Rising costs and their impact on corporate profitability are weighing on investors’ minds as earnings season begins, according to...
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Comment: The five things investors most want from corporate IR
Investor relations officers at US companies have crucially important jobs. After all, their fundamental responsibility is to...
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