New Products
Santander Launches Two New Investment Portfolios

Santander Asset Management has added two new portfolios to
its range of investment products.
The Santander Global Emerging Equity Portfolio invests regionally
and in global emerging markets through a range of managers.
The Santander Dividend Income Portfolio aims to provide income,
as well as long-term capital growth. It is primarily invested in
UK and/or European Equities. The portfolio holds assets directly,
unlike the Santander Global Emerging Equity Portfolio, which is a
fund of funds. The portfolio is managed in-house by Hak
Salih.
“Given the rate at which the demand for income amongst investors
is growing, the launch of this new portfolio to the existing
line-up means that a wider range of investors’ needs can be met
as it aims to provide them with a growing source of income, paid
quarterly,” said Salih in a press release.
The launch of the new portfolios comes several months after the
arrival of Tom Caddick, UK head of multi-manager, and Toby
Vaughan, UK multi-manager fund manager, from LV Asset
Management.
Santander Asset Management UK launched at the start of 2007 when
it took control of the asset management companies previously
owned by Abbey National.