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Baillie Gifford to reduce annual management fee for Greater China fund
By Charlotte Banks 11-Mar-2010 12:20 PM
Baillie Gifford is set to reduce the annual management fee for its Greater China fund's A class shares to bring it in line with their other equity funds.
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Blue Sky launches sixth version of Capital Accumulator Auto-Call
By Charlotte Banks 11-Mar-2010 11:30 AM
Blue Sky Asset Management has launched a sixth version of its Capital Accumulator Auto-Call – Dual Index Series Plan.
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LV= appoints new managing director of life and pensions
By Charlotte Banks 11-Mar-2010 11:15 AM
LV= has appointed Richard Rowney to the role of managing director of its life and pensions business.
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Aegon cuts annual management charge on Global Opportunities fund
By Charlotte Banks 11-Mar-2010 11:00 AM
Aegon Asset Management is offering 'Foundation' investors in its Aegon Global Opportunities fund a two year discount on its annual management charge.
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Difficult year ahead for UK equity investors says LGIM
By Charlotte Banks 11-Mar-2010 10:15 AM
This year is set to be difficult for UK equity investors warns Georgina Taylor, equity strategist at Legal and General Investment Managers.
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AIC provides evidence VCTs are beneficial
By Jonathan Boyd 10-Mar-2010 05:00 PM
A survey of managers of 61 VCTs with £1.4bn of assets suggests they have a key role in fostering smaller company growth, as well as providing net benefits to the public purse.
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ETF Securities to launch ten Euro based currency ETCs
By Rob Gleeson 10-Mar-2010 01:30 PM
ETF Securities has announced it will be launching ten new Euro based currency ETCs that will be listed on the Deutsche Borse.
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Martin Currie opens China Fund
By Jonathan Boyd 10-Mar-2010 10:30 AM
Martin Currie's new China Fund is offering retail 'A' shares at 1.5 per cent AMC.
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UBS picks London to launch ETCs
By Jonathan Boyd 10-Mar-2010 10:15 AM
Swiss bank UBS is issuing 69 exchange traded commodities for trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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Majority of British public don't understand ISAs
By Charlotte Banks 10-Mar-2010 10:00 AM
Despite being in its 11th year, 95 per cent of the British public do not understand the benefits of investing in an ISA.
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UBS launches ETCs in London
By SRPAdviser.com 10-Mar-2010 12:00 AM
UBS has launched UBS Exchange-Traded Commodities (ETCs) on London Stock Exchange, offering delta-one exposure to the UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity index (CMCI) and its sub-indices.
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UK Architas launches capital-protected MM range
By SRPAdviser.com 10-Mar-2010 12:00 AM
Axa UK company Architas has launched two multi-manager Ucits funds with different levels of capital protection as launch products for its 'protected umbrella'. The firm was authorised by the FSA to issue Ucits funds in December last year.
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Don't write off Sterling says Threadneedle
By Charlotte Banks 09-Mar-2010 12:10 PM
With the likelihood of a post election rally very possible, Sterling should not be written off yet, according to Stuart Frost, co-fund manager of the Threadneedle Absolute Return Bond fund.
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Gilliat launches 50/50 Deposit Series
By Charlotte Banks 09-Mar-2010 12:00 PM
Gilliat Financial Solutions has launched its 50/50 Deposit Series, offering investors five per cent interest payments after the first year.
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Evercore funds added to Ascentric
By Jonathan Boyd 09-Mar-2010 11:50 AM
Evercore Pan-Asset has launched two PanDynamic funds on Royal London’s wrap platform Ascentric.
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Barclays Wealth reissues six-year version of DRP
By Charlotte Banks 09-Mar-2010 11:40 AM
Barclays Wealth has reissued the six-year version of its Defined Return Plan.
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Torquil Clark adds Neptune fund to list
By Jonathan Boyd 09-Mar-2010 10:30 AM
IFA Torquil Clark has added Neptune's US Opportunities fund to its Hero Funds list.
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Barclays Stockbrokers launches new structured product
By Charlotte Banks 09-Mar-2010 09:00 AM
Barclays Stockbrokers has launched a new structured product linked to the FTSE 100.
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UK Novia entrusted with Nomura's Gem
By SRPAdviser.com 09-Mar-2010 12:00 AM
UK wrap provider Novia has included the latest structured protected fund from Nomura on its fund platform for retail financial advisers.
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UK's Jubilee and Lloyds TSB link up for new products
By SRPAdviser.com 09-Mar-2010 12:00 AM
Jubilee Financial Products has launched the Growth Deposit Account Issue 1 alongside Early Redemption Plan Issue Seven.
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Risky business seen in IMA Cautious Managed sector
By Charlotte Banks 08-Mar-2010 05:00 PM
JP Morgan Asset Management is urging investors to fully research their choice of funds in the IMA Cautious Managed sector.
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Metric Property Investments to list
By Rob Gleeson 08-Mar-2010 03:00 PM
Retail property specialist Metric Property Investments has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange.
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LV= hits multi-manager milestone
By Charlotte Banks 08-Mar-2010 01:00 PM
LV= Asset Management’s (LVAM) multi-manager range has seen assets top £100m.
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Friends Prov offers seminars
By Charlotte Banks 08-Mar-2010 11:00 AM
Friends Provident is launching three new online business protection seminars available to advisers from 22 March 2010.
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Aegon man to lead property forum
By Charlotte Banks 08-Mar-2010 09:30 AM
Aegon Asset Management’s European head of property investment Phil Clark is to become chairman of the Investment Property Forum (IPF) in June 2011.
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Regulators rushing, says UK's Clifford Chance
By SRPAdviser.com 08-Mar-2010 12:00 AM
The threat of a regulatory deluge around the structured products industry is fading as issues around the derivatives market delay implementation, said legal firm Clifford Chance in a regulatory seminar held last week in London.
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Structured products sales soar
By SRPAdviser.com 08-Mar-2010 12:00 AM
Despite intense scrutiny of structured products following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and the more recent meltdown of structured product provider Keydata Investment Services, UK retail structured product sales grew by 47 per cent in 2009.
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F&C to up dividend
By Lora Coventry 05-Mar-2010 04:00 PM
F&C Investment Trust slightly underperformed its FCIT’s benchmark in the year to 31 December 2009, but says it will up its dividend for the 39th consecutive year.
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Renewed interest in QROPS
By Charlotte Banks 05-Mar-2010 03:30 PM
Despite many British expats still having UK pension contracts, there is renewed interest in QROPS, according to Rex Cowley, head of marketing at Close International Asset Management.
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Barclays Wealth reissues Regular Income Bond and Super Tracker
By Charlotte Banks 05-Mar-2010 03:00 PM
Barclays Wealth is reissuing its Regular Income Bond and Super Tracker, both designed for investors willing to accept an element of risk.
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