UK

Schroders has added a retail share class to its QEP Global Core fund to create the second offering in suite of actively-managed products with passive fund-style charges.

The UK's population is getting fatter, so what can be done to tackle the obesity timebomb? Mary Randell takes a look at some of the drastic measures being used

MAM Funds is preparing to float a small and mid-cap biased equity income trust for new managing director Gervais Williams.

Fidelity has plans to cap its newly launched UK Opportunities fund at around £250m to enable manager Alex Wright to continue to manage the portfolio effectively.

Fund managers Gartmore and Henderson have both felt the impact on the FSCS interim levy on their annual results, with bills of £2.1m and £7.6m respectively.

The former head of multi-manager at F&C, Dean Cheeseman, has joined Mercer as an equity portfolio manager within its investment management business.

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists from LV= Asset Management, Rathbone Unit Trust Management and Standard & Poor's discussed UK equity income.

London's leading share index edged higher in early morning trading, after disappointing results from Royal Dutch Shell yesterday dragged the FTSE down to close below 6,000.

Clive Beagles, manager of the JOHCM UK Equity Income fund, paints an optimistic portrait of the forthcoming year.

It may seem obvious, but the old adage ‘Don't put all your eggs in one basket,' remains true of modern portfolio theory.