Regulation

RISING prices have left the utility sector with a tainted reputation as a generator of attractive yields, according to Allianz Global Investors fund manager Simon Gergel.

DAVID Whitten, manager of First State's Global Resources fund, has created a new position in a Canadian oilfield services group and boosted exposure to BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

JAPAN experts have said the country's economy is merely pausing for breath after every fund in the IMA Japan sector lost value since the start of the year.

THE MD of a SIPP firm has hit out at the FSA for imposing rules which could deal a killer blow to smaller providers.

CHANGES to the funding of the Financial Ombudsman Service will not be introduced for more than a year.

HIGHLY publicised trading losses incurred by Amaranth Advisors are not representative of the wider hedge fund industry, according to a new research paper from Killick & Co.

FIDELITY International is considering developing a system which would enable investors to draw an income from PEPs and ISAs in a bid to capitalise on the post-retirement market.

IFAs have been warned by Rowanmoor Pensions to be careful when advising their clients to take income drawdown.

Protection for young families