Morningstar

Morningstar Associates Europe, the independent investment research provider, is launching a range of model portfolios for advisers to help them select appropriate funds for clients.

No IMA sector was able to generate an average positive return in September, with a flat result for the Money Market category providing the only respite from last month's stock turmoil.

Only six out of 53 Morningstar fund categories delivered a positive return in the first quarter this year, four of those from the bond sector.

Fidelity's investment guru Anthony Bolton will join other big names in the world of UK fund management including BlackRock's Richard Plackett, Neptune's Robin Geffen and Artemis' Mark Tyndall at the Morningstar Investment Conference in May.

Boutique investment house Baillie Gifford has won two 2008 Morningstar UK fund awards.

Morningstar has revealed the line-up of speakers for its 2008 investment conference.

Equities swung back into favour in February as investors regained faith in the emerging markets, the latest Morningstar research suggests.

Morningstar has warned UK investors against pouring more money into financials as many portfolios already have substantial exposure to the struggling sector.

Morningstar has warned against excessive exposure to India and China as it challenges the theory of emerging market de-coupling from the US.

New Morningstar research has revealed roughly two in three Asia Pacific funds failed to outperform the index over the past five years.