Investment Association

  • Equity fund sales soar as investors buy into market weakness

    Equity fund sales soar as investors buy into market weakness

    Evidence suggests investors used Q4 dips to buy into markets, with retail equity fund sales rebounding in November, according to the Investment Association.

  • Investment Association announces three-way split

    Investment Association announces three-way split

    The Investment Association has announced it is to be split into three core divisions as part of an organisational restructure.

  • SHAM: £533K to run the IA? Nah, I’ll stick to Jammie Dodgers

    SHAM: £533K to run the IA? Nah, I’ll stick to Jammie Dodgers

    As tempted as I am to follow Daniel Godfrey and take the £533,000 salary on offer as the new chief executive of the Investment Association, I’d have to decline the role if it came my way.

  • IA launches consultation to review priorities

    IA launches consultation to review priorities

    The Investment Association plans to consult its members on how best to prioritise its focus ahead of hiring a new CEO, chair Helena Morrissey said on Thursday, before adding it has no intention to make any changes to the ongoing executive pay project

  • IA calls for MiFIR bond rethink

    IA calls for MiFIR bond rethink

    The Investment Association has called for a rethink of some of the trading rules to be proposed in the details of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).

  • ‘Big Tech’ muscling in on retail distribution a major threat – IA Survey

    ‘Big Tech’ muscling in on retail distribution a major threat – IA Survey

    The entrance of large technology companies into the retail distribution space is one of the biggest threats facing the asset management industry, the latest Investment Association survey reveals.

  • New IA working group to investigate executive pay

    New IA working group to investigate executive pay

    The Investment Association has established an executive remuneration working group in a bid to simplify what it acknowledges are complex pay structures.

  • IA sectors review -  an "obvious path" of progress

    IA sectors review – an “obvious path” of progress

    The Investment Association has undergone some dramatic changes over the past few months, reflective not only of its growing mandate but also the increasing importance of the investment industry.

  • PA ANALYSIS: Communication key for managers to navigate new, older world

    PA ANALYSIS: Communication key for managers to navigate new, older world

    Data out from the Association of British Insurers and the Office for National Statistics in the past few days should have asset managers rubbing their hands with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.

  • PA ANALYSIS: Is it a bad time to be piling into property?

    PA ANALYSIS: Is it a bad time to be piling into property?

    As Greece and its creditors continue to play bluff and counter-bluff ahead of the deadline for its International Monetary Fund payment, property funds have rarely been more in favour.

  • Uk funds january retail sales

    Uk funds january retail sales

    UK-domiciled funds experienced their worst monthly net retail sales performance since 2012, registering just £320m in January, the Investment Association said on Thursday.

  • Uk funds january retail sales

    Uk funds january retail sales

    UK-domiciled funds experienced their worst monthly net retail sales performance since 2012, registering just £320m in January, the Investment Association said on Thursday.