Fund distributor brings blockchain to retail network
Global fund distributor Calastone has claimed it will be fully migrated onto a blockchain-enabled infrastructure by 2019.
Global fund distributor Calastone has claimed it will be fully migrated onto a blockchain-enabled infrastructure by 2019.
Skagen Funds has launched a global equity fund that invests in companies subject to activist campaigns.
Some exchange traded funds (ETFs) are not as cheap as they first seem after research has revealed transaction fees taken as a percentage of funds’ assets can be as much as 500% of the quoted ongoing charge figure (OCF).
Foresight Group has launched a fund targeting a 5% annual income from investing in UK-listed renewable energy and infrastructure equities and bonds.
Fund giant BlackRock has launched an absolute return fund to tackle the “interesting times” investors are facing, it announced on Friday.
Japan funds continued their strong performance into November, with the IA Japanese Smaller Companies and Japan sectors producing the strongest returns in an otherwise quiet month for markets.
The Stewart Investors Indian Subcontinent Fund has reopened to investors for the first time in five years today (Friday).
A third of investors have ditched their provider over the past 24 months a new study by Compeer has found, and close to half are considering whether they should stay or go.
Fidelity’s fee overhaul has been hit by accusations that it is unnecessarily complex and will see investors charged over the odds for mediocre fund performance.
Architas has pulled Neil Woodford’s equity income fund from its multi-asset and multi-manager range, becoming the third fund group to ditch the mega manager in a matter of months.
The Rathbone Global Opportunities fund is running its lowest ever cash position because lead manager James Thomson is currently finding so many buy ideas in the market.
Fidelity’s move to a performance-based fee model has nothing to do with pricing pressures in the industry it has claimed as it revealed details as to how the structure will work in practice.