Kames Capital

Aegon-owned investment manager

Kames Capital was a specialist investment management business based in Edinburgh and London, now known as Aegon Asset Management.

Its heritage dates back to 1831, when the Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society was founded. 

Equities

The equity cushion myth: What the WeWork saga can teach us

Margins of safety can be thin at worst of times

clock 22 October 2019 • 3 min read

Bonds

Why Greek bonds are the unlikely 'best in class' assets to hold

Most fixed income has performed well in 2019 aided by the change in outlook from many central banks around the world and the gross redemption yield (GRY) on many bonds have fallen to very low or negative levels.

clock 21 October 2019 • 2 min read

Markets

Costly Woodford Equity Income fund wind-up to 'drag on' for up to a year

Defunct fund's maintenance fees totalled over £184,000 a day

clock 21 October 2019 • 6 min read

Specialist

Four myths about responsible investing busted

Dispelling falsehoods on ESG investing

clock 11 October 2019 • 3 min read

People moves

Janus Henderson Investors hires distribution trio

Strengthening Simon Hillenbrand's team

clock 11 September 2019 • 1 min read

Global

The polarisation of bond markets: Austria versus Argentina

Argentinian 100-year bonds down 30% over last week

clock 23 August 2019 • 3 min read

UK

Boris Johnson's Britain: The outlook for UK assets

How will the industry fare under his premiership?

clock 31 July 2019 • 3 min read

Markets

Will this be the summer lull before the storm?

Clouds of Brexit and trade wars still hang over investors

clock 24 July 2019 • 2 min read

Investment

Talking with… Kames Capital's Audrey Ryan

Square Mile’s series of informal interviews

clock 24 May 2019 • 6 min read

People moves

Artemis grows fixed income team with new appointment

Bond fund range set to grow

clock 17 May 2019 • 1 min read
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