Balanced Management
Investment trusts: 'Who are the dinosaurs now?'
Investment trusts: 'Who are the dinosaurs now?'
Where did the smart money go in August?
Where did the smart money go in August?
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.
Shaughnessy exits Fidelity for CEO role at Zurich
Gary Shaughnessy, head of Fidelity's retail business, is leaving the firm to become chief executive of Zurich's UK life business.
FSA to probe 'rising' UK fund manager charges
The FSA is to look into charges levied by UK fund management groups after its head of investments policy queried why they had been rising in recent years.
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.
The US recovery: What advisers really think
GOOD SHAPE?
Is risk predictable?
Neil Michael, executive director of investment strategies at London & Capital, explains the tools that can be used to predict volatility and de-risk portfolios.
MAM Funds adds 'clean' share classes to fund range
MAM Funds is introducing a non-trail commission share class across its fund range ahead of the Retail Distribution Review.
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.
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?
Steve Gibson on an asset mix to combat volatility
Steve Gibson, portfolio manager of the Fidelity Multi Manager Balanced fund, explains how he is preparing his portfolio for a tough year ahead for investment returns.
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.
Why diversification is about more than just a mix of assets
AXA Investment Managers' Richard Marwood says understanding how asset classes react differently to various market conditions is the key to real portfolio diversification.
PSigma relaunches discretionary service
PSigma Investment Management is relaunching its discretionary management service as the firm looks to capitalise on the adviser community's preference for outsourcing solutions ahead of the retail distribution review (RDR).
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.
IMA consulted four IFAs on Managed sector name change
The Investment Management Association (IMA) consulted just four IFAs about the overhaul of its Managed sector model.
