﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated at Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:57:11 GMT--><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Fund news &amp; research from Trustnet</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/NewsHome.aspx</link><description>Trustnet, Free daily updated analysis and price / performance data on all UK Unit Trusts, OEICs, Investment Trusts, Pension, Insurance Bond and Offshore Funds, Structured Products, ETFs and VCTs</description><language>en-gb</language><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:57:11 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:57:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://www.trustnet.com</docs><generator>UltraEdit</generator><managingEditor>editorial@trustnet.com</managingEditor><webMaster>mail@trustnet.com</webMaster><image><link>http://www.trustnet.com</link><title>Fund news &amp; research from Trustnet</title><url>http://www.trustnet.com/images/TN_Logo.png</url></image><item><title>Mixed views continue about the Absolute Return sector</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104849</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>Intermediary views of the Absolute Return sector continue to be mixed despite its ongoing popularity by sales.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104849</guid></item><item><title>Oil-exposed funds will benefit from BP disaster</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=105139</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>The BP disaster will have a knock on effect for funds investing in oil companies says Julius Baer's Roberto Cominotto.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=105139</guid></item><item><title>UK braced for M&amp;A activity</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=105130</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>Technology, industrials and oil sectors look attractive to overseas bidders says RLAM's Derek Mitchell.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=105130</guid></item><item><title>EU bank stress tests disappoint says de Blonay</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104683</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>Jupiter's Guy de Blonay believes they were more of a disclosure exercise than a real test for the banks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104683</guid></item><item><title>IMA uses UK regulatory change to point at SPs</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=105371</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description /><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=105371</guid></item><item><title>Investor opportunities lie with infrastructure funds</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104643</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>These funds can offer a stable business structure, solid cash flow and potentially high dividend yields says Pictet's Bruno Lippens.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104643</guid></item><item><title>Emerging markets favoured by investors and IFAs</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104601</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>Emerging markets is the preferred choice for investment according to the latest poll by Trustnet.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104601</guid></item><item><title>Managers hit out at AIFM Directive</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104337</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>The asset management industry has questioned the motives behind the legislation, according to an annual survey by the IMA.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104337</guid></item><item><title>Occupier demand lifts emerging economies property markets</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104444</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>South America, Asia and Eastern European property markets are outperforming those of the UK and eurozone, according to RICS.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104444</guid></item><item><title>Incapital hires to expand US distribution, integrate UK</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=105183</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>Incapital has hired Jason Wilson as executive director. </description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=105183</guid></item><item><title>UK Woolwich CGP A12 returns 115.6%</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=105182</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>Woolwich Plan Managers' Capital Growth Plan A12 matured on 8 July 2010 returning 115.6% of initial capital over six years.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=105182</guid></item><item><title>Pharmaceuticals offer good value says Ecclesiastical</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104426</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>The recent US healthcare bill and the performance of emerging markets have given a lift to pharmaceutical funds.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104426</guid></item><item><title>New features added to Financial Express' Analytics</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104113</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>More features than ever are now available through Financial Express' data tool Analytics.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104113</guid></item><item><title>Jupiter fund most viewed factsheet on Trustnet</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104098</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>John Chatfeild-Roberts' Jupiter Merlin Balanced Portfolio fund has benefited from a shift in investor sentiment.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104098</guid></item><item><title>Credit Suisse UK stalwart departs</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=104739</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>John Paul Booth, Credit Suisse's head of equity structured products sales for the UK, has left the firm and is rumoured to be starting up his own boutique.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=104739</guid></item><item><title>Zurich banks on name among UK retail</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=104738</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>Zurich Banking Group is scaling back its lending activity in the UK and switching retail account activity to its Isle of Man operation, Zurich Bank International (ZBI). </description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=104738</guid></item><item><title>Environmental funds may benefit from BP clean up</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104114</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>Environmental funds which invest in companies that specialise in waste management, safety and pollution control will have the most to gain.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=104114</guid></item><item><title>Debate continues over gilts</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103872</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>Investors and IFAs question whether gilts are a good investment compared to other asset classes.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103872</guid></item><item><title>Russia beats China over decade</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103870</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>Despite China's allure, Russia has produced better returns for investors over the past ten years.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103870</guid></item><item><title>BNP Paribas markets gap-risk notes in UK</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=104234</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>BNP Paribas is marketing gap-risk notes, which have traditionally only been available to institutional clients to wealth management clients in the UK.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=104234</guid></item><item><title>China an unwitting target of bank stress tests</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103917</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>Investors could see Chinese assets hit by the stress tests carried out on Europe's banks.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103917</guid></item><item><title>OBSR fund focus: Baillie Gifford Global Alpha Growth</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103769</link><author>Old Broad Street Research</author><description>The fund's portfolio targets a range of 70-120 stocks and aims to provide above average total returns in the long term. </description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103769</guid></item><item><title>Farleigh adopts negative stance on Japan</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103330</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>Entrepreneur and former hedge fund manager Richard Farleigh doesn't believe Japan's near term prospects.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103330</guid></item><item><title>More quantitative easing needed</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103295</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>Ignis' chief economist Stuart Thomson thinks more QE is needed in order to encourage companies to invest again.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103295</guid></item><item><title>Choice of counterparties for Incapital's first UK plans</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=104233</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>The European arm of US structured product provider Incapital has launched its first two products in the UK since it bought the business of Blue Sky Asset Management at the beginning of the month.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=104233</guid></item><item><title>Harker optimistic about Japan outlook</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103025</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>GLG's Stephen Harker believes Japan is set for low growth and inflation over the next decade defying a gloomy consensus.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=103025</guid></item><item><title>Younger funds prove upstarts in latest Crown rebalancing</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=102960</link><author>Jonathan Boyd</author><description>A number of newer funds have achieved the maximum Three Crown rating the first time they have been eligible.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=102960</guid></item><item><title>SocGen's UK Property Reverse Accelerator makes top three</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=103927</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>Societe Generale's SG36 UK Property Reverse Accelerator has doubled investor capital over its three-year life. Its annualised return of 25% propelled it into the top three best-performing structured products on SRP's UK database when it matured on 28 June.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=103927</guid></item><item><title>King discusses impact of current downturn</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=102972</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>Premier's Simon King admits the financial crisis took him by surprise but he expects long-term recovery.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=102972</guid></item><item><title>M&amp;A activity will lift equity investment returns</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100887</link><author>Jonathan Boyd</author><description>There are a number of reasons equity investors should expect returns to be boosted by M&amp;A, says Rathbone's Julian Chillingworth.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100887</guid></item><item><title>UK L&amp;G's Capital Protection Plus 4 forges 22% growth</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=103356</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>Legal &amp; General's Capital Protection Plus 4 matured last week with an overall capital return of 122%.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=103356</guid></item><item><title>Aberdeen New Dawn's NAV edges higher</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100896</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>Stock selection and country allocation lift Asian investment trust Aberdeen New Dawn.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100896</guid></item><item><title>Not enough diversity in the UK funds market says poll</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100822</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>Despite the introduction of offshore funds to IMA sectors, there is not enough variety according to IFAs and investors.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100822</guid></item><item><title>Refocus on income</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100606</link><author>Lora Coventry</author><description>Income battles with the Absolute Return sector, as investors search for good returns amid market volatility.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100606</guid></item><item><title>Royal Bank of Scotland releases second gold certificate</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=103039</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>Royal Bank of Scotland has released Gold Super Tracker 2, a six-year capital-at-risk certificate linked to the performance of gold marketed through RBS Markets UK.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=103039</guid></item><item><title>Devan Kaloo outlines new LatAm fund</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=96597</link><author>Jonathan Boyd</author><description>Aberdeen's head of global emerging markets Devan Kaloo talks about his new income fund focused on Latin America.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=96597</guid></item><item><title>Wheat futures on the rise</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100559</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>BlackRock's Sam Vecht identifies an opportunity to benefit from the soaring price of wheat.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=100559</guid></item><item><title>Mixed views on return of bull equities market</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=97159</link><author>Charlotte Banks</author><description>Indecision continues amongst fund managers as to precisely when the next bull market in equities will return.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=97159</guid></item><item><title>Kan he fix it?</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=97071</link><author>John Millar</author><description>Japan faces another political crisis, but the country's companies are good value, says Martin Currie's John Millar.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/Research.aspx?id=97071</guid></item><item><title>UK Citi launches returns calculator</title><link>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=100661</link><author>SRPAdviser.com</author><description>Citi has launched a new 'Annual Returns Calculator' designed to assist advisers calculate potential performance in the CitiFirst UK Autocall Fund, the open-ended Ucits III fund launched earlier this year in the UK.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.trustnet.com/News/DisplayStory.aspx?id=100661</guid></item></channel></rss>