Cofunds

Sunday Times economics editor David Smith will join fund managers including Henderson Global Investors' Bill McQuaker to tackle the concept of investing in volatile markets at an upcoming industry forum.

The lang cat’s Mark Polson begins his new column in Professional Adviser by challenging providers to think more about how their products will be used.

Trust providers still have to battle a number of misconceptions before advisers can truly understand the benefits of closed-ended structures, writes Ed Morse, head of investment trust business development at F&C Investments.

Cofunds head of commercial, Russell Lancaster, says clean share classes represent the ultimate in transparency.

In response to an FSA consultation paper on the post-RDR treatment of legacy assets, Cofunds’ managing director of operational services, Stephen Mohan, fears the regulator’s failure to issue new rules may harm consumers.

Brett Williams, the former head of platforms Cofunds and Skandia, has launched a private equity firm with targets including financial services groups.

Cofunds has appointed Barclays Stockbrokers as exclusive provider of its new stock trading service.

As supermarkets and wraps engage in ideological warfare ahead of what promises to be a challenging year, Ascentric issues a plea for unity…

Advisers have given a cautious welcome to a new tool claiming to reveal and compare the amount of commission consumers are currently paying through their investments.

Bond funds enjoyed a surge in popularity among execution-only clients in the final quarter of last year, according to platform Cofunds' latest sales figures.