IMA

Tracker funds roared back into popularity in Q1 this year, posting a £64.3m inflow after six straight quarters of outflows.

The IMA has today launched an Absolute Return sector which will initially house 17 absolute alpha vehicles.

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has put its weight behind an AMC for personal accounts, despite recent research from the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority showing consumers thought the structure would be unfair.

The names Cautious Managed and Balanced Managed may mislead investors as they do not accurately reflect the risk profiles of many funds in those sectors, warns HSBC Investments.

ISA sales bounced back from a difficult January by recording a £31.7m net inflow last month, the latest IMA statistics show.

Compulsory annuitisation creates a barrier to diversification and should be binned, urges the Investment Management Association (IMA).

The IMA has given its support to the new UK Regulated Covered Bond Regime which it believes will increase activity in the sector and protect investors.

Net retail sales in UK fund of funds fell sharply to £1.6bn last year, well down on the £3bn recorded in 2006 - the latest IMA statistics reveal.

An exodus from equity and property funds led to the highest ever monthly net retail outflow in December, the latest IMA figures reveal.

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has backed calls for an investigation into the returns claims of ‘substitute' retail investment products, such as guaranteed equity bonds.