FSA planning to add risk ratings into funds tables

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By Jenne Mannion The FSA is looking at how to add risk ratings to investment fund sectors as part of...

By Jenne Mannion The FSA is looking at how to add risk ratings to investment fund sectors as part of its comparative tables, the blue print of which was completed last week following industry consultation. The FSA, which will release the tables in the first half of 2001, has revealed its plans to provide impartial comparative data on personal pensions, endowments, investment bonds, unit trusts and Isas on the internet. The tables will also allows for general guidance on issues such as risk. The guidelines will provide a basic assessment of product types, for example noting a unit trus...

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