european equities

Eclectica hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry has said he has been forced to leave his bearish outlook behind as he faces up to a market "which only makes sense through the prism of trends".

Former Cazenove European fund manager Chris Rice is to launch a boutique fund management firm with ex-colleague Tim Russell, Investment Week can reveal.

Odey Asset Management is to launch a European Absolute Return fund for manager Feras Al-Chalabi later this year.

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Franklin Templeton's Mike Clements has more than halved the size of the Franklin European Opportunities fund as he takes over management of the portfolio.

Equities were the best-selling asset class in August for the fifth month in a row, with over £1bn in inflows, according to the latest Investment Management Association (IMA) statistics.

The value of short positions in UK and European stocks has hit multi-year lows as the recent market run-up dissuades investors from making negative bets.

BlackRock is set to soft-close its £1.96bn European Dynamic fund, run by Alister Hibbert, while its European Absolute Alpha fund will be capped at £100m.

UBS Global Asset Management is closing its European Equity fund in September due to poor performance and dwindling assets.

Nigel Cuming, CIO of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, is considering allocating to European equities and property as equity markets continue to rally.