The Investment Association’s (IA) decision to divide its Property sector into two separate sectors will end “apple and pear” comparisons, although even within the new UK Direct Property sector there will be plenty of variation.
The Investment Association has called for major indices to bypass companies in a new premium listing category for sovereign-controlled companies, despite the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) offering concessions to the industry on the back of accusations it was pandering to Saudi Arabia as it prepared to list its state-owned oil company.
FTSE highs failed to entice investors in April as they continued to pull money from UK equity funds, according to the latest monthly sales figures from the Investment Association.
Despite positive net retail sales across the UK authorised funds industry, assets under management fell 2% in March due to market movements, Investment Association data shows.
Absolute return joined the majority of Investment Association (IA) sectors that failed to deliver positive returns in Q1, with only five sectors making investors money over the period, according to BMO Global Asset Management.
Platforms’ market dominance has declined over the past year, according to the Investment Association’s (IA) January statistics.
In what was a dismal month for markets generally, the UK and European equities were the pits, making up the five worst performing Investment Association sectors for February. But have the asset classes lost their lustre?
The Investment Association ETF committee has appointed Lyxor Asset Management’s Adam Laird as its first chairman.
Fintech was the order of the day on Monday as the Financial Conduct Authority and Investment Association launched initiatives aimed at supporting innovative firms that have the potential to transform the asset management industry.
Despite a year of record inflows into funds, investor confidence hit an all-time low in 2017, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.
Fund flows into Sterling Strategic Bonds surged in October, as investors continued to show caution on the outlook for UK equities.
Neil Woodford’s flagship equity income fund has been the worst performing in its sector over the past year, data has shown, but is not alone in seeing performance falter.
