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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is preparing to enforce new absolute return disclosure requirements but has opted not to implement the more stringent proposals some had recommended.

Broadly speaking, the investment story of 2013 so far has been one of soaring developed world equity markets but slumping bond returns. But how has that translated in terms of fund flows in the UK?

Gold funds were standout winners in August as investors' appetite for risk waned amid concerns of a tapering of monetary stimulus in the US and potential military action in Syria.

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has created two new regulatory affairs director roles as part of a restructure to help the trade body meet its strategic priorities.

Wealth managers have been shifting assets out of fixed income and into property as the unloved sector comes back onto investors' radar.

A boutique wealth manager offering a bespoke private client service is to launch its first retail fund as it seeks to diversify its business.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to 11 fund groups this week as part of a thematic review into fund charges.

Boutique fund managers suffered a marked slowdown in growth ahead of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) as investors flocked to trusted brand names, according to new research from the IMA.

Firms are not expecting a return to the "equity culture" seen in the 1990s, according to research conducted by the Investment Management Association (IMA).