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AXA Investment Managers has poached co-head of fixed income and chief investment officer at Fidelity International, Martin Hall.

Income funds could have a challenging year ahead, while it is time to go ‘back to basics' in the property market, warns some of the UK's top fund managers.

The asset allocation of with-profits funds should be the focus of reviews by advisers as changes may mean the current mix is not what either they or the client may anticipate.

IFAs should ignore concerns about the headline inflation rate when making fixed interest investment recommendations as this has little impact on bond yields and returns, says Fidelity.

The potential confusion over how and when to give advice on Real Estate Investment Trusts mean advisers will gain most exposure to Reits through mutual funds, suggests Fidelity.

Investors are around seven times more likely to buy into bricks and mortar property funds than property securities funds, despite the potential for higher returns.

Several organisations operating in the pensions market have welcomed government proposals for the introduction of personal accounts, announced yesterday, but have questioned whether it is possible to limit both charges and access to funds.

Fidelity and FundsNetwork have announced their 2007 adviser workshops will include a new retirement masterclass section.

Nearly all advisers who already use multimanager funds expect to continue or increase their reliance on such services in future, according to research published by Fidelity International.

Fidelity International is hosting a series of masterclasses to introduce advisers and paraplanners to multi-manager investing.