Analysis by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) highlights that the public does not appreciate what the EFAMA describes as "the very significant cost impact that the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) would have on the long-term savings...
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) confirms that investment fund assets managed to withstand the turbulence of the financial markets, according to final quarter statistics.
The regulatory body for the European Union has proposed stricter disclosure requirements on providers of exchange traded funds (ETFs), but has backed away from imposing more radical reforms on the sector.
The government has taken a step towards creating tax-transparent collective investment schemes (CIS) within the UK.
Bernard Delbecque, Director of Economics and Research at by the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), says the latest UCITS figures reflect continued investor uncertainty.
The administrator of liquidated fund group Castlestone Management (CML) has said it is "very unlikely" it can rescue the company in its current form based on its assets and liabilities.
Christopher Aldous, chief executive of Evercore Pan Asset talks to Nick Sudbury about how they use ETFs and why asset allocation is the key
With the expansion of the ETP industry, there has been increased confusion about how each product differs. Trying to pick an ETF among the barrage of products no longer seems as straight-forward. Helen Fowler takes a look at why this confusion has emerged...
Under a barrage of regulatory and media scrutiny, the benefits offered by ETFs seem to have been forgotten. Clare Dickinson tries to separate facts from fiction and look at how ETFs compare to other investments
Nick Sudbury assesses the merits of the corporate bond sector and looks at how the sector has grown in recent years