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Investment | 22 May 18
FE launches cost transparency tool for advisers
FE has launched a tool which it said provides advisers with a simpler and more holistic way of measuring the impact of costs on real returns and bypass projections provided by fund groups.
Charles Stanley Direct ditches Woodford from buy list
Charles Stanley Direct has booted Woodford Equity Income from its preferred funds list on concerns about its exposure to early stage companies.
Wells Fargo AM launches global equity absolute return fund
Wells Fargo Asset Management has launched a Ucits-compliant global equity absolute return fund.
Alternatives | 17 May 18
Helena Morrissey jumps on gender equality fund trend
Legal & General Investment Management has become the latest fund manager to launch a passive fund tracking companies with diverse boards.
Fixed Income | 16 May 18
Newton launch adds to limited ethical bond fund options
Newton Investment Management has launched a rival fund to the limited selection of ethical options in the Sterling Strategic Bond sector.
Montanaro fund lands on adviser buy list
Montanaro UK Income has been promoted to The Adviser Centre’s recommended funds list more than four years since its mandate shifted from pan European equities to UK focussed.
M&G to shift £34bn on Brexit uncertainty
M&G Investments is planning to transfer £34.2bn worth of non-sterling assets ahead of the UK’s exit from the European Union.
Investment | 15 May 18
Brewin breaks with DFMs to defend ‘agent as client’
Brewin Dolphin is one of the few discretionary fund managers to put its head above the parapet and defend its use of the agent as client relationship with advisers, which has recently come under fire.
Blackrock income team buys Barclays
Blackrock UK equity income duo Adam Avigdori and David Goldman have introduced Barclays to their Income and Growth investment trust, taking the total allocation to banks to 9.9%.
Investec launches bond fund for rising interest rates
Investec Asset Management has said it is seeking to capture outflows from gilts and UK corporate bonds as it launches an Oeic version of its Global Total Return Credit Sicav for UK advisers and wealth managers.
