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Investment firm nabs former BlackRock fundie

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
A specialist real estate investment manager has appointed a former BlackRock fund manager to its board, in what comes as her directorial debut. Danielle Carter will serve as an independent non-executive director on the boards of both APN Property Group ...

YouTube fundie name erased from flagship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
The star UK fund manager who infamously took to YouTube to issue a heartfelt apology for his fund being suspended, has had his name erased from his flagship trust as investment responsibilities are transferred to another manager. The Woodford Patient ...

YouTube fundie walks away

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
The embattled UK fund manager, Neil Woodford, has resigned from his namesake funds and is closing down his business. One day after it was announced that his flagship Woodford Equity Income Fund would be wound up, Woodford has made the shock decision ...

YouTube fundie ousted, flagship fund to be wound up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
The embattled Woodford Equity Income Fund is to be wound up following a decision by Link Fund Solutions that Neil Woodford has said goes against the best interests of investors. Link, the authorised corporate director of the fund, announced last night ...

What fundies seek in an asset consultant

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Five years ago, fund managers considered an asset consultant's staff as their most important attribute but in 2019 they attach more importance to their research, says Frontier Advisors. Frontier Advisors asked fund managers of their views of asset consultants ...

Northern Trust chair defends Woodford loan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... has defended the company giving an embattled Neil Woodford fund added flexibility on a £150 million loan. The British fundie famously took to YouTube to apologise to investors after his fund had to freeze redemptions over illiquidity in the Woodford ...

Ned Bell knocks at Channel Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... institutional sales but also does wholesale/retail distribution for some of its clients. It recently signed on former Tribeca fundie Sean Fenton and his three former colleagues as they launched a new quant-focused Aussie equities boutique, named Sage ...

Northern Trust embroiled in YouTube fundie saga

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... made by Neil Woodford, who famously took to YouTube to apologise for the suspension of his fund, in a fresh blow for the fundie. On Friday, Woodford Patient Capital Trust announced to the London Stock Exchange it had come to new terms with Northern Trust ...

UniSuper scolds Aussie equity fundies

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
The $80 billion superannuation fund had some strong words for its external Aussie equities managers, saying their general underperformance was a "real disappointment" for the year. UniSuper's balanced investment option returned 9.9% for the year, as ...

Short-seller knife twist for YouTube fundie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
Activist short-seller Muddy Waters is shorting Burford Capital, YouTube fundie Neil Woodford's second largest holding in his embattled fund. Burford Capital is a lawsuit financier; Muddy Waters says it is taking a short position on Burford because ...