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  • hargreaves lansdown sees performance fee fall

    hargreaves lansdown sees performance fee fall

    Investors through intermediaries can directly influence the fees being charged by funds, with the number charging a performance fee declining in recent years.

  • Barings to launch China Bond Fund for Chang

    Barings to launch China Bond Fund for Chang

    Barings plans to launch China Bond Fund for its recently-appointed head of Asian debt, Sean Chang.

  • swiss global unveils em market corporate bond

    swiss global unveils em market corporate bond

    Swiss & Global has revealed details of the emerging market corporate bond fund that it launched at the end of August.

  • Lyxor launches global equity income ETF

    Lyxor launches global equity income ETF

    Société Générale has launched a global equity income ETF through its Lyxor brand.

  • fsa grants rdr waiver for number of advisory firms

    fsa grants rdr waiver for number of advisory firms

    The FSA has granted waivers to 18 advisory firms who have requested an extension to the implementation of RDR scheduled for 1 January 2013.

  • alternative ucits strategies grow in q2

    alternative ucits strategies grow in q2

    The volume of assets in alternative Ucits strategies reached 82.5bn at the end of the second quarter of this year.

  • draghi fiscal and political union in europe

    draghi fiscal and political union in europe

    Mario Draghi puts fiscal, financial, economic and political union at the heart of his vision for the Economic Monetary Union with the euro at its core.

  • European etf assets close to 300bn for 2012

    European etf assets close to 300bn for 2012

    European ETF assets stand on course to breach the $300bn barrier, having grown 10.2% year-to-date, according to independent consultant ETFGI.

  • henderson further bolsters its fixed income team

    henderson further bolsters its fixed income team

    Following the announcement earlier this week of a number of shifts within its fixed income team Henderson Global Investors has bolstered its credit team with the hire of two senior analysts.

  • fsa proposes radical change to client money

    fsa proposes radical change to client money

    The FSA has issued a combined consultation paper and discussion paper on the subject of client money and custody assets and proposed a number of changes to the regime for investment firms.

  • vam makes major funds link with royal skandia

    vam makes major funds link with royal skandia

    VAM Funds (VAM), the specialist Luxembourg-domiciled investment firm, is to add four of its funds to Royal Skandias fund range in what it describes as a significant step towards furthering its growth plans.

  • carmignac gestion launches rdr share

    carmignac gestion launches rdr share

    Carmignac Gestion has launched three RDR-ready share classes for Luxembourg-domiciled Sicav funds.