Offshore Investment

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Principal Investment Management has placed a number of veteran UK income managers onto its infamous Black List of funds, part of the group's latest Income Study.

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Aviva Investors has sold its sustainable and responsible investments (SRI) funds business to Alliance Trust Investments in a £1m deal.

The CEO of fund management group Jupiter has said the significant disruption facing platform business models in the run-up to implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) will lead to consolidation in the space.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has criticised a proposed redress scheme for investors in Arch Cru.

First State Investments will no longer accept new platform business for its £5.6bn Asia Pacific Leaders and offshore Global Emerging Markets Select funds in an effort to limit inflows.

The gearing and mid/small cap bias of Anthony Bolton's Fidelity China Special Situations trust have raised questions over its suitability for retail investors, Winterflood Securities has said.

Franklin Templeton has launched a Brazilian Opportunities fund targeting a total return from Brazilian equity, fixed income and currency markets.