Equities
Machines to help run Blackrock equity range
Blackrock has launched six active equity funds in Europe that will combine “human and machine” management.
Tilney boots Woodford from buy list
Tilney has ditched Neil Woodford’s flagship fund from its buy list due to performance and liquidity concerns, echoing sentiment from other platforms that have dropped the UK equities manager.
Europe bulls could eye UK on political shocks
UK equities could be a beneficiary of Spanish and Italian political turmoil, despite investors playing down existential risk to the European Union from the peripheral economies.
Spain: plus ça change
Spain’s government collapsed last week and Pedro Sánchez replaced Mariano Rajoy as prime minister but unlike the political turmoil in Italy, Spanish bond markets have been unruffled.
China’s MSCI inclusion: Big step, little change
Index provider MSCI formally included around 230 China A-shares into its three widely-tracked indices on Friday, but fund managers see a minimal impact on the A-share market.