Kames Capital is launching a Global Equity Income fund for Piers Hillier and Mark Peden, while the group has also announced details of its new RDR share classes.

Standard Life Investments' chief executive Keith Skeoch has argued two to five years is the optimal investment time horizon, and investing over a longer period will not necessarily lead to better returns.

Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) are facing the prospect of a steep decline in fundraising if they are not granted an exemption from restrictions on the sales of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS).

F&C Investments has cut the annual management charge (AMC) across its £385m Lifestyle range, run by co-heads of multi-manager Gary Potter and Rob Burdett.

Broker oriel Securities has compiled a list of investment trusts trading on discounts which, it says, are simply too cheap to ignore...

Franklin Templeton Investments has bought a majority stake in hedge fund firm K2 Advisors Holdings (K2), expanding its alternative investments and multi-asset propositions.

Jupiter chief investment officer John Chatfeild-Roberts has outlined the shape of his Merlin Conservative portfolio, which will launch later this month, marking the fifth edition to his £7bn strong fund of funds range.

Jupiter chief investment officer John Chatfeild-Roberts has outlined the shape of his Merlin Conservative portfolio, which will launch later this month, marking the fifth edition to his £7bn strong fund of funds range.

Five years on from the credit crunch which sent global stock markets into disarray and ruined many banks around the globe, including Northern Rock in the UK, the landscape for investors has changed considerably.

Jacqueline Lockie, training manager at the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), has outlined seven questions private investors should be asking their advisers in the run up to the retail distribution review (RDR).