Financial intermediaries could see clients facing an investment bubble similar to the tech stocks crash unless they pay closer attention to the sectoral content of each fund, suggests Morningstar.
George Luckraft's Framlington High Income Fund will be renamed Framlington Managed Income Fund, and the provider's International Growth Fund will be reshaped as the Managed Growth Fund as part of a shakeup announced by the provider.
Standard Life has rolled out a new portfolio management service on its extranet which gives financial advisers improved online valuations for client policies and now includes details of Sipps and mutual funds.
Taking on gold to diversify a portfolio can result in greater returns at the same level of risk, according to research on historical returns carried out by Scottish Life International (SLI).
Prudential is rolling out innovative new software later this week to help IFAs better assess the risk profile of their clients, and create investment portfolios on the back of it.