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UK fund sales at highest level in a year
Net retail sales of UK domiciled funds reached £2.1bn in April, the highest level since April last year and well above levels seen over the last nine months.
RDR share classes: Which fund groups are ready?
Fund providers are preparing for the RDR deadline at the end of the year by launching share classes without commission and platform fees.
Franklin Templeton closes two funds in overhaul of range
Franklin Templeton is to close two of its UK OEICs and merge away two others following a review of its UK domiciled fund range.
Allianz Global Investors to launch risk-rated fund range
Allianz Global Investors is to launch a range of risk-rated multi-asset funds in response to growing demand for "outcome-orientated" solutions.
A fading light? Advisers debate the passive trend
FADING LIGHT?
F&C reports £7.2bn net outflows in 2011
F&C Asset Management has reported £7.2bn of net outflows for 2011, during a tough year for the group as activist investor Edward Bramson seeks to turnaround the firm's fortunes.
An index fund for every day of the week
Simon Ellis, managing director of Legal & General Investments, explains why index funds should not be viewed as the poorer relation of their active cousins and why investors are no longer using them to just tap into developed market growth.
Trusts beat open-ended funds over last decade as RDR pressure builds
Investment trusts have substantially outperformed unit trusts and OEICs over the past decade, according to research.
The evolution of the intelligent ETF
RISE OF THE INTELLIGENT ETF
Are your clients' funds on Bestinvest's dog list?
M&G Investments' Alex Odd has entered Bestinvest's infamous list of "dog funds", alongside offerings from Standard Life and SWIP, after his £1.2bn M&G Dividend fund underperformed its benchmark substanitally.
Revealed: The best-selling fund groups of 2011
M&G tops both retail sales lists as investors seek out bond funds, while BlackRock's active and passive vehicles also prove popular.
Guinness launches 'clean fee' share class across fund range
Guinness Asset Management has launched a new share class across its fund range, becoming the latest firm to gear up for RDR with the launch of a ‘clean fee' structure.
What is the future for passive investing?
Frank Potaczek of Close Brothers Asset Management looks at how passive investing has evolved and asks whether active index tracking is the future.
IMA: Net retail sales slumped 40% in 2011
Net retail sales slumped nearly 40% last year to their lowest level in three years, according the IMA's annual figures.
IMA: This 'trading costs' campaign is misguided, and here's why...
Here's a New Year puzzle for you. Funds A and B have an AMC 1.5%, but fund A's trading costs are lower. So which is better value for money? Which is better value?
The 20 most consistent funds over three tough years
First State's Martin Lau has beaten stars including Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford and Neptune's Robin Geffen to see his Greater China Growth fund ranked the most consistent performer over the three years to the end of 2011.
Equity funds see record outflows as crisis grows
Equity funds experienced their highest ever outflows of retail money in November as investors pulled out their cash in droves amid the ongoing eurozone crisis.
Fund launches fell to decade low in 2011
Fund launches reached a decade low last year as groups held back new products in the face of market volatility.
JPMAM's Henderson steps down from Natural Resources fund
Ian Henderson is to step down as manager of the £2bn JPM Natural Resources fund in January 2012, to be replaced by Neil Gregson.
Jayesh Manek: How I beat everyone during volatile summer
An asset manager best known for winning a Sunday Times fantasy fund manager competition before establishing his own investment business has outperformed every one of his peers over the last three months, as markets suffered.
Investec's Saunders: My market outlook
Investors can expect substantial returns if market movements in the second half of the year resemble the first, says Philip Saunders, manager, Investec Global Strategic Managed fund.
Active evolution
Maria Merricks investigates the introduction of low-cost actively managed funds.
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