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Five reasons to be cheerful

Derek Stuart discusses what stocks he'd invest in now.
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The outlook for financial bonds is better than ever, says Artemis

The UK Government's policy of quantitative easing will bring the cost of borrowing down, but, by pressing the 'nuclear' button to re-inflate the market, the government risks inducing significant inflationary pressure, according to James Foster, fund manager of the Artemis Strategic Bond Fund.
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Artemis appoints Tim Steer

Tim Steer will join the Artemis multi-cap investment team at the end of June 2009. He will be joined by his colleague Stephen Yiu.
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2009 will be tough for the economy but better for stock markets

This year will see tougher economic times for consumers and business but good opportunities for stock pickers, according to Artemis fund managers. While the recession will bring more hardship during the year, depressed stock prices will also offer good buying opportunities, the company says in the latest fund manager interviews on its website.
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Artemis appoints Dominic Herbert

Artemis is pleased to announce the appointment of Dominic Herbert who has joined the specialist fund management group as part of the institutional team. Read more »

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(1 October 2008)

Artemis appoints Ruth Keattch

Artemis announces the appointment of Ruth Keattch who joins the specialist fund management group on 3 September 2008 as a fund manager. Read more »

Artemis appoints Director of Investment Communications

Ross Leckie has been appointed as Director of Investment Communications at Artemis. Ross' role will involve strengthening Artemis's overall communications with clients and the industry as a whole. Read more.

Stockmarkets down? The profit-hunters ponder...

Why are stockmarkets so depressed and nervous? However innocently, banks have once again lent unwisely. The result is a collective, comprehensive and chilling lack of confidence. Read more on our view of the current markets.

Artemis Strategic Bond Fund, a good one-stop shop

Mark Dampier commented on 'The prospect of interest rate falls means it is time to look at bonds again and the Artemis Strategic Bond Fund is a good one-stop shop for those who do not want to have to make the decision between gilts, high yield and investment grade', in a recent Money Management article. Read more on Mark's Article.

Investor Focus - April 2008

A review of the market over the last six months.

Take a fresh look at out-of-favour sectors

Mark Tyndall, CEO and co-fund manager of the Artemis Capital Fund, recently wrote an article for the Saturday Telegraph Money section. Outlining his views on what 2008 could bring and where we at Artemis are currently finding value from out of favour sectors in these volatile markets. Read more on Mark's article.

AIG Wealth Management Awards

As the only Life company to hold an annual awards ceremony, it was even more rewarding to firstly be awarded the best International Equity Fund for the Artemis European Growth Fund and secondly to be awarded the Outstanding Service Award, given to the company that has provided the best level of service to AIG as a third party distributor. A huge achievement that c onfirms our dedication to the third party sector.

Professional Pensions Specialist & Alternative Investment Manager Awards 2007

From a hotly contested shortlist of 20 candidates, Peter Saacke won the Rising Star of Fund Management award at the inaugural Professional Pensions, Specialist and Alternative Awards 2007, based on Mercer Performance Analytics over three years. Congratulations Peter.

techMARK Awards Dinner 2007

From a sector that has declined from 31 funds to 13 funds over the past 5 years it is an impressive achievement that Lindsay Whitelaw, manager of the Artemis New Enterprises Fund, accepted the award for Technology Fund Manager of the Year 2007.

Profiting from panic

The so called credit crunch has been the hot topic of the moment, James Foster, manager of the Artemis Strategic Bond Fund has written an article for the Daily Telegraph on what he feels has been an exciting few months for the bond markets and how he is extremely optimistic for the coming year. Read more on James's Article.

Investor Focus - October 2007

A review of the market over the last six months.

Portfolio Adviser Fund Awards 2007

Artemis has recently been awarded the European Equities category award at the inaugural Portfolio Adviser Fund Awards 2007, for the Artemis European Growth Fund managed by Philip Wolstencroft and Peter Saacke. The judging was based on the past 3 years performance with the final decision in the hands of 9 discretionary managers. Read more from the Portfolio Adviser Awards supplement.

August 2007 - High Income Fund Investment Review

An extract of Adrian Frost's and Adrian Gosden's commentary taken from the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 7th August 2007.

Citywire Team All Stars 2007 - Tier 2 Winners

For the second year running we are proud to be awarded Tier 2 champions in the Citywire Team All Stars 2007 awards. This award has been based on our principles of offering investors superior returns and service, while being a progressive and exciting place for employees. Tier 2 is the category for groups with 15 funds or less. We were also the winners of the UK Other Bond sector for the Artemis High Income Fund and Artemis Strategic Bond Fund. Read more on our awards.

Special Award for Outstanding Achievement

At the annual Investment Week Awards on 5th July 2007, Mark Tyndall, Artemis CEO, was presented with the Special Award for Outstanding Achievement. The award acknowledges his skill in building such a successful company and gathering a highly talented team, as well as praising his role as chief executive as well as a very talented fund manager. Read the Investment Week article, where Mark chats about his award and the essence of the Artemis culture.

Incentive Culture Seeds New Growth

'Artemis continues to deliver strong results, despite a dip in performance last year. The firm's assets have risen eight-fold since 2002 and its prospects are good', Simon Hildrey reports. Read more on the recent Fund Strategy article.

April 2007 - Income Fund Investment Review

An extract of Adrian Frost's and Adrian Gosden's commentary taken from the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30th April 2007.

Third party links set to witness huge growth

Nick Wells, product development and communications director at Artemis, gives his views on why he believes SIPPs are to be a key factor in the growth of the third party sector. Read more on Nick Well's interview

August 2007 - High Income Fund Investment Review

An extract of Adrian Frost's and Adrian Gosden's commentary taken from the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 7th August 2007.

Niznik joins Artemis Small Cap Team

Mark Niznik has joined Artemis where he will be working closely with John Dodd, co-managing the Artemis UK Smaller Companies Fund. Mark joins from Standard Life Investments where he ran the UK Opportunities Fund, which was AAA Citywire rated, from its launch in November 2002.

Not Just a Yield Addict

Adrian Frost, manager of Artemis Income Fund, talks to Investment Week about the difficulty of managing a £2.4bn fund, the changes he anticipates in the market and what impact recent volatility has had on his approach to investing. Read more on Adrian’s interview.

Artemis Increases Smaller Companies Capability

Mark Niznik is to join the Artemis multi cap team later in the year. Mark will be working closely with two of the founding partners, John Dodd and Derek Stuart. Mark's primary responsibility will be smaller capitalised companies.

Artemis, Best Provider of Third Party Fund Links for the second year running

At the International Investment Fund and Products Awards 2007, Artemis were the worthy winners, for consecutive years, of the Best Provider of Third Party Fund Links to International Life Offices 2007.
A huge achievement, which demonstrates our dedication to sales and marketing for our linked partners.

Standard & Poor's UK Fund Awards 2007

Artemis are the proud winners of two more prestigious awards. We were awarded the Standard and Poor's Fund Award 2007 for the Artemis European Growth Fund over 3 years and the Artemis Strategic Bond Fund over 1 year. These awards are attributed to funds that have demonstrated consistency of performance and expertise across the largest and most competitive European fund markets.

The Rise of the Boutique

Mark Tyndall, chief executive at Artemis Fund Managers, considers the rise of the boutique investment house. Read more on the recent Investment Week article.

Professional Adviser Awards, 2007

The 2007 Professional Adviser Awards took place on 30th January 2007 and for the third consecutive year Artemis Fund Managers was the proud winner of the category for Best UK Equity Growth Group amid a strong list of contenders.

In the category: Hot 100 – Best Fund Group over three years (figures compiled by Citywire for the fund group which has been the most consistent performer across its fund range over three years) for the second consecutive year, was Artemis Fund Managers.

Artemis European Growth Fund Webcast, 11th October 2006

Philip Wolstencroft, Fund Manager, took part in a webcast discussing the Fund in more detail. If you missed the call, the play-back facility is now available including the transcript.

Artemis European Growth Fund

When we pick the stocks for our fund, you can see they are not outrageously expensive and they seem to be delivering the growth. Read more on the recent Investment Adviser article with Philip Wolstencroft, focusing on SmartGARP and stock picking.

Picking the Winners

It is the use of the hi-tech SmartGARP process to highlight potential stocks together with traditional research that singles out Artemis' Capital Fund and which has seen it outperform for the last three years. Read more on the recent Investment Week article with Artemis Capital Fund manager Jacob de Tusch-Lec.

Peter Saacke - Uber nerd?

Lindsay Vincent finds out 'how Saacke and his computer have put the growth back in the Artemis Global Growth Fund'. Read more on the recent Money Observer article.

Walking on a tightrope

Read a recent article by James Foster, that appeared in the Skandia e-newsletter, on the performance of the bond market over the last year, what James expects for this year and how the Artemis Strategic Bond fund is designed to take advantage of all these market conditions.

Artemis Announces ISA Discount

Artemis Investment Managers has announced it is offering a 1% discount on ISA investments with immediate effect.

Unit Trust Administration Changes 19th January 2007

Important information regarding change of Registrar and Transfer Agent - including change of PO Box number. Read more

Artemis Expands the Institutional Team

Following the growth of its institutional business, Artemis, the specialist fund manager, has today announced the appointment of Benita Kaur to the institutional team.

Artemis wins over £1.5m billion of new institutional money

Launches new institutional global equity fund. Artemis has won over £1.5 billion in new mandates from UK institutional investors during 2006 and institutional assets under management are expected to exceed £4 billion by the year end out of total current assets of £10.8 billion.

Fund Manager of the Year Awards, 2006

The Artemis European Fund was the proud winner of the Europe category at the recent Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2006. This is the third consecutive year that Artemis has received the European award which is unprecedented in the 11 years which Investment Week has been involved with the awards.

Best Provider of Third Party Fund Links, 2006

With third party links becoming more important, Artemis is proud to have been awarded the Best Provider of Third Party Fund Links at the recent International Investment Fund and Product Awards 2006. Judges assessed entries on Commitment to target market; Appropriateness of product range, levels of service and support distributors; and involvement at industry level.

Pensions Management Provider Awards, 2006

Artemis has been successful in winning the “Pensions Management Provider Awards 2006” - High Alpha Category, which includes the UK Special Situations, UK Equity Income, European Growth and UK Growth.

Best Provider of Third Party Fund Links, 2006

With third party links becoming more important, Artemis is proud to have been awarded the Best Provider of Third Party Fund Links at the recent International Investment Fund and Product Awards 2006. Judges assessed entries on Commitment to target market; Appropriateness of product range, levels of service and support distributors; and involvement at industry level.

Artemis Appoints Andy Gray to Fund Management Team

Artemis has expanded its Smaller Cap fund management capability with the appointment of Andy Gray to the fund management team.

At one peak of its powers

In the nine years since it launched, Artemis Investment Management has developed into an investment giant - largely, says Jeff Prestridge, personal finance editor of Financial Mail on Sunday, because it sticks to what it knows best. Read more of the recent Bloomberg Money article.

Professional Adviser Awards 2006

Artemis are proud to have received 3 Awards at the Professional Adviser Awards ceremony. See our full-list of Awards in 2006.

'EEE' E-Commerce Excellence Rating

Artemis are proud to announce they have been awarded a triple 'E' rating from Money Marketing for online excellence. The award is the result of a recent survey covering all areas of online servicing.

Artemis Global Growth Fund

Circling the world for the best opportunities, read all about the Fund.

Account Management Back Online

Now with more features, the Artemis Manage Your Account facility is back online.

November 2005 - Bloomberg Awards

The UK Growth and UK Equity Income Bloomberg Awards, being large and influential sectors, are always hotly contested. Artemis are proud to announce the winners were:
"Best UK Growth Fund" - Artemis UK Smaller Companies
"Best UK Equity Income Fund" - Artemis Income Fund

October 2005 - Artemis Boosts SmartGARP Team

Artemis is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacob de Tusch-Lec to its highly acclaimed SmartGARP team of Philip Wolstencroft and Peter Saacke.

October 2005 - “Best Investment Fund Group” Award for Artemis

This was awarded at the Consumer Finance Awards 2005, sponsored by Guardian/Observer newspapers. Artemis was acknowledged for having 'a high proportion of funds that had shown consistently good discrete annual returns over the last 5 years.'

October 2005 - Investor Focus

A review of the market over the last six months.

August 2005 - Artemis Continues Building Institutional Team

Following the growth of its institutional business*, and the successful launch of four institutional funds during March 2005, Artemis announces the appointment of Elaine Gordon to the institutional team.

August 2005 - Artemis wins two prestigious awards

Artemis are pleased to have won the Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year award for the UK Income category and for the second year running, Europe.

August 2005 - The Hunter Aims to be a Big Gun

With billions of pounds under management in eight years, Artemis is the boutique that has definitely secured its place in the top division. Richard Lander reports on a team preparing for the next phase of expansion.

July 2005 - Artemis Strategic Bond Fund Launched

James Foster and Alex Ralph are hunting bond Profits without restriction, going after the biggest specimens every time, be they Corporate, High Yield Bonds or Gilts. For further information download our flyer or brochure

June 2005 - Artemis Income Fund Celebrates 5th Anniversary

Fund celebrates its 5th anniversary at the top.

April 2005 - Investor Focus

A review of the market over the last six months.

Artemis Capital Fund and Artemis Income Fund

Two core funds for your portfolio.

SmartGARP

Everything you need to know about Artemis' Secret Weapon

Artemis Hits £40m Target for its Second VCT

Artemis Investment Management is delighted to have achieved its target of £40m for the Artemis AiM VCT 2 plc in less than six months

Artemis AiM VCT 2 plc Now Closed for Subscription

January 2005 - Black box steers fund to recovery.

Peter Saacke speaks with Patrick Collinson, The Guardian Personal Finance Editor, about the Artemis Global Growth fund. Read now.

January 2005 - Inaugural Professional Adviser Awards 2005

Artemis have been awarded Best UK Equity Growth Group at the recent awards. Nominees for each catagory are voted for by the IFA readers of the magazine, so a very big thank you to all those who voted.

January 2005 - Forsyth-OBSR Rating

This month we are delighted that the Artemis New Enterprises Fund has been rated 'A' by Forsyth-OBSR. For further information on ratings visit Our Products.

November 2004 - High Income Fund Investment Review

An extract of Adrian Frost's commentary taken from the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 7th August 2004.

November 2004 - Bloomberg Money Awards 2004

  • - Derek Stuart scooped the UK Growth award for the second consecutive year with the Artemis UK Special Situations Fund.
  • - Peter Saacke accepted the European award on behalf of the European team with the Artemis European Growth Fund.
  • - Proudly, Artemis were also runners-up to the "Peoples Choice Award Best Fund Provider". This award is voted by readers of the magazine and takes into account all areas of the business.

November 2004 - Artemis AiM VCT 2 plc is now open for Subscription

For the full prospectus and further information contact 0800 092 2090 or visit the Artemis AiM VCT 2 plc page. For dedicated IFA Literature visit the IFA office.

October 2004 - Investor Focus

A review of the market over the last six months.

October 2004 - Citywire Ratings

Artemis are pleased to announce Mark Tyndall's Citywire rating has been raised to 'AA' as at the end of September. For further information on this and other ratings visit Our Products.