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...Boris Johnson, the UK foreign secretary, makes no secret of his admiration for Donald Trump’s style of diplomacy....
...A poorer background will teach the value of money — Letter from David Coombs: Further to Attracta Mooney’s report “Self-analysis will make you a better investor” (FTfm, June 25): the paper co-written by...
...“We’re not back to 2015 but we are going in the right direction,” said Andrew Coombs, HCA’s commercial director....
...The performance comes after Ashmore suffered $700m of outflows in the last quarter of 2016, as investors turned cool on emerging market assets in the wake of Donald Trump’s election as US president....
...Mark Coombs, chief executive of the FTSE 250-listed asset manager, said: Ashmore has performed well over the past 12 months, delivering a 12% increase in AuM through strong investment performance and net...
...So those investors have endured share price falls on Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency and fears of protectionist trade measures, concerns over Chinese economic growth, and persistently low oil...
...The group had faced headwinds following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election last November and worries that he would introduce protectionist trade measures....
...Ashmore suffered $700m of outflows in the past quarter after investors fled the asset manager over fears about the impact on emerging markets of the election of Donald Trump as US president....
...Chief executive Mark Coombs noted that clients should be looking to invest more in these assets: “Ashmore’s focused strategy means it is in a strong position to continue to deliver superior investment performance...
...Ashmore, the emerging markets fund manager, and Kim Jong-Un, the North Korean despot, were probably not reckoning on the election of Donald Trump as US president....
...However, Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election last November temporarily heightened concerns about emerging market asset prices, leading to further withdrawals from Ashmore’s funds in the...
...Mr Coombs is not alone in his optimism....
...Mark Coombs, chief executive officer of Ashmore Group, said the investment house’s assets increased by 5 per cent in 2016....
...Mr Coombs calculated the group made an underlying pre-tax loss of €300m in the fourth quarter, much worse than analysts had predicted....
...Ashmore has shrugged off the slump in emerging markets following Donald Trump’s election, with profits before tax at the FTSE 250 investment manager almost doubling in the six months to the end of December...
...Pay for Ashmore’s Mark Coombs also fell by more than half, to £1.4m, last year on the back of a cut in both long- and short-term bonuses....
...Donald Trump’s victory has increased the likelihood of an interest rate rising cycle in the US, which is expected to hurt emerging market asset prices....
...Andrew Coombs at Citigroup forecast Barclays could use some excess capital to call almost $5bn of expensive preference shares this year to boost earnings....
...Prof Sandro Macchietto, London, UK Donald Trump We are no sans-culottes — but we’re thinking of voting for The Donald “We are well aware of his vulgarity and nous deficiency yet we contemplate voting...
...With a matter of days to go until Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, there are several activities one might feel fearful of pursuing. Car-making in Mexico....
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