IMA

Investors appear to be returning to risk assets after net retail sales of equities outstripped fixed income funds for the first time in a year, according to the latest figures from the Investment Management Association (IMA).

REAR-VIEW INVESTING

Net retail sales for August plunged to their lowest level since October 2008, new IMA statistics show, dragged down by record outflows from the UK All Companies sector.

The fund management industry has "nothing to hide" on charges, the Investment Management Association (IMA) said, following remarks from a Financial Services Authority (FSA) executive suggesting investors have "valid questions" about what it is they are...

The founder of a campaign for more transparent fund charges has called Investment Management Association (IMA) figures showing average fees to be about 0.3% as "misleading claptrap".

THE LAGGERS

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has issued a series of alternatives to the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) "perverse" proposed changes to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), having previously criticised its unfair treatment...

ALMOST THERE

Fixed income continues to be the asset class of choice for UK retail investors, accounting for more than half of July's net retail sales, the latest figures from the Investment Management Association (IMA) show.

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