Ima

  • PA ANALYSIS a year of evolution for the ima

    PA ANALYSIS a year of evolution for the ima

    So far, 2014 has proven to be one of the Investment Management Association’s most eventful years.

  • IMA and ABI to complete merger switch chairman

    IMA and ABI to complete merger switch chairman

    The Investment Management Association and the Association of British Insurers Investment Affairs arm are set to complete their merger on 30 June and will become The Investment Association.

  • julie patterson leaves ima or new role at kpmg

    julie patterson leaves ima or new role at kpmg

    After 15 years at the association, Julie Patterson is taking on a new role as director at KPMG.

  • IMA launches single pounds and pence fee plan

    IMA launches single pounds and pence fee plan

    The IMA’s pounds and pence single fee plan has been formally ratified by the Financial Reporting Council.

  • Industry gives mixed reaction to MiFID rules

    Industry gives mixed reaction to MiFID rules

    The IMA has given a thumbs up to the revised MiFID rules, though stressed is doubtful whether they will ensure efficiency and free and fair competition.

  • IMA and ABI need to prove worth

    IMA and ABI need to prove worth

    IMA chief Daniel Godfrey talks of increasing the association’s “clout and credibility”, but what difference its tie up with the ABI will make to its aims remains to be seen.

  • UK equity funds still top sellers in February

    UK equity funds still top sellers in February

    UK equity funds proved to be the best-selling for the fourth consecutive month with net retail sales of £555m.

  • IP High Income ousted from IMA sector

    IP High Income ousted from IMA sector

    The fund will now be categorised under the IMA UK All Companies sector from 31 March.

  • Top five ways to strike gold

    Top five ways to strike gold

    The lure of gold is as ancient as Greek mythology itself, but not always has this commodity given investors the Midas touch.

  • PA OPINION A fair dealing commission

    PA OPINION A fair dealing commission

    The IMA's eight-point framework represents a near-consensus view of the sector but several issues require a closer look.

  • IMA on dealing commission for research

    IMA on dealing commission for research

    The IMA has published its eight-point plan on the use of dealing commission to purchase investment research.

  • PA ANALYSIS questionable headline numbers

    PA ANALYSIS questionable headline numbers

    A look at the IMA’s UK retail figures over the last three years and one year has thrown up some interesting stories. Sadly, very few of the groups involved have been keen on getting involved in justifying their flows from either perspective.