IMA

OBSR's Marianne Weller and Diane Earnshaw examine three funds in the diverse Cautious Managed sector.

Sales of funds of funds reached record highs in the first half of 2011, the Investment Management Association (IMA) has said.

Yesterday a number of continental European regulators imposed a ban on short selling certain financial stocks.

Lord McFall has called for an industry code of practice to establish a normal 0.5% for defined contribution (DC) pension fund management fees.

Global funds were the best sellers in June after attracting record interest from investors, according to the Investment Management Association (IMA).

The annual IMA asset management survey points to a slump in interest in UK equities as investors look further afield for returns.

The IMA is to monitor the holdings of funds in the Money Market sector for the first time, in line with new FSA and European requirements.

Head of UK retail at BlackRock, Tony Stenning, looks at the evolution of the absolute return sector a decade since its launch.

Former chairman of the Investment Management Association (IMA) and previous chief executive of F&C Asset Management Robert Jenkins has been appointed as an external member of the interim Financial Policy Committee (FPC).

After months of wrangling and consultation, June saw the IMA bow to pressure from its members and postpone its reclassification of the sectors pending further review. What are the likely solutions to the problem? Cherry Reynard reports.