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- 08 February 2010
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) opts for financials in flagship Skandia Global Dynamic Equity Fund
SIG has introduced the JPM Global Financials Fund into its flagship £800m Skandia Global Dynamic Equity Fund. - 08 February 2010
SIG moves from negative to positive on Japan for the first time since August 2008
• Overweight Japan for the first time in 18 months • Emerging markets exposure increased significantly from 3% to 9% • Equities weakened into month-end • Core inflation expected to remain low - 05 February 2010
Gilt yield increases can be beneficial for pension income withdrawal
The current increases in gilt yields for January and February this year can result in higher maximum income levels for people in pension income withdrawal, reveals Skandia. - 04 February 2010
Skandia creates two new support teams for financial advisers
Skandia today announces the creation of two newly formed teams which will further strengthen its specialist technical support to advisers and help them gain maximum benefit from the Skandia Investment Solutions platform. These services lie at the heart of Skandia’s adviser proposition and will be provided free of charge as part of Skandia’s commitment to providing first class support to advisers. - 02 February 2010
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) refocuses Skandia UK Best Ideas Fund
SIG is overhauling the manager line up within its Skandia UK Best Ideas Fund, focussing on those managers who have successfully demonstrated a pragmatic approach to managing the Fund’s highly concentrated portfolios. - 01 February 2010
ISA season kicks off with strong drive to equities
- 01 February 2010
ISA season kicks off with strong drive to equities
- Half of all ISA sales in January into equities - UK fixed interest single most popular asset class - Invesco Perpetual Corporate Bond most popular fund - 01 February 2010
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) reduces line-up in Skandia UK Strategic Best Ideas fund.
Skandia investment Group’s innovative long / short equity fund – the Skandia UK Strategic Best Ideas Fund – is reducing the number of managers in the line-up to seven. - 28 January 2010
Skandia launches unique with-profits bond analysis tool
Skandia today announces the launch of a new with-profits bond analysis tool which is the first of its kind to help identify penalty-free exit opportunities and offer performance comparisons with any combination of alternative tax wrappers. The new tool is designed to help financial advisers review the current suitability of with-profits bonds held by their clients, which is a regulatory requirement when providing investment advice. - 26 January 2010
Skandia to transform its platform to support advisers pre and post RDIP
Skandia today announces that it is transforming its Skandia Investment Solutions (SIS) platform to ensure it is able to lie at the heart of advisers’ businesses in the run up to and beyond the Retail Distribution Implementation Programme (RDIP), giving them a choice of charging structures and investment solutions. - 26 January 2010
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) selects Raj Shant of Newton for the Skandia European Best Ideas Fund
Raj Shant, Head of European Equities at Newton Investment Management Ltd.,* has been chosen by SIG as part of the team managing the Skandia European Best Ideas Fund. - 25 January 2010
Skandia predicts up to £8 billion could soon exit with-profits bonds
Record numbers of MVR-free spot guarantees available over next three years - 20 January 2010
Inflexibility of annuities behind pension drawdown popularity
Pension income drawdown is providing people with flexibility and control over their retirement income and is an appropriate choice for almost a third of retirees, according to a new survey of financial advisers. - 15 January 2010
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) appoints Fifth Third Asset Management (FTAM) to benefit from predicted growth in 2010 in US large cap stocks.
- FTAM predicts large cap stocks will lead US equity market in 2010. - low quality stocks already benefitted from bounce back in 2009. - investors likely to seek high quality stocks in 2010. - 12 January 2010
Investors continue to move away from cash and fixed interest funds
Sales into cash and fixed interest funds saw the biggest declines during 2009 as investors move cautiously back into equity and property investments according to the latest Skandia Investment Trends analysis. - 11 January 2010
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) starts 2010 overweight equities
• Markets continue their upward trend. • SIG starts 2010 overweight equities. • Consumer confidence remains low despite the recovery - 17 December 2009
UK property securities market up 130 per cent* from Q1 trough as Skandia Investment Group transfers $300m to Cohen & Steers
The UK property cycle appears to have turned, says Skandia Investment Group REITS property sub adviser Cohen & Steers. - 10 December 2009
Skandia International warns advisers not to forget about trusts
Advisers could add more value to their clients’ portfolios and consider the benefits of trusts when giving holistic financial advice, says Skandia International. - 09 December 2009
Upwards equity march not halted by Dubai crisis, says Skandia Investment Group
- 07 December 2009
SIG selects Investec for £170million UK Equity mandate
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has selected Investec Asset Management to manage a UK equity mandate previously managed by UBS.