Morningstar

  • Morningstar launches managed portfolio service

    Morningstar launches managed portfolio service

    Morningstar Investment Management has launched a managed portfolio service for UK advisers, offering five risk/reward options available via the Skandia platform.

  • Morningstar Investment Management new Eur CEO

    Morningstar Investment Management new Eur CEO

    Daniel Needham has been appointed global chief executive officer of Morningstar Investment Management and managing director of Morningstar Investment Management Europe.

  • Four funds downgraded following Morningstar review

    Four funds downgraded following Morningstar review

    Allianz, JP Morgan, Pioneer and UBS have all had funds downgraded following the Morningstar OBSR Global Analysts Ratings meeting.

  • Fee reduction will benefit investors

    Fee reduction will benefit investors

    Investors will be the key benefactors of the recent fee reductions on investment funds, while the clearer charging structures are a welcome move post-RDR, according to Morningstar’s Jackie Beard.

  • investor confident at long time high

    investor confident at long time high

    UK investor confidence has reached an eight-year high as low interest rates stoke appetite for stock market exposure, the latest research from Morningstar reveals.

  • Morningstar fund managers of the year announced

    Morningstar fund managers of the year announced

    Nigel Bolton has scooped the European equity Morningstar fund manager of the year award for his silver-rated BGF European and BGF European Focus funds, managed at BlackRock.

  • Morningstar upgrades a number of funds

    Morningstar upgrades a number of funds

    BlackRock, Threadneedle and Axa are among the managers to have had their funds upgraded by Morningstar following the latest round of ratings updates.

  • Capital floods into emerging markets

    Capital floods into emerging markets

    Emerging market funds magnetised investment in January with some fund categories enjoying record monthly inflows, Morningstar data shows.

  • Investment AUM breaks 100bn

    Investment AUM breaks 100bn

    Total AUM for the investment company industry has exceeded £100bn for the first time, according to analysis by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

  • Pimco sweeps the board in 2012

    Pimco sweeps the board in 2012

    Pimco funds were among the most attractive in 2012, with three appearing in Morningstar’s top 10 long-term funds by net inflows.

  • mr kranefuss new etf proposition must be different

    mr kranefuss new etf proposition must be different

    On the face of it the arrival of yet another new ETF provider is not good news and goes against the trend of providers closing products, with at least two providers already up for sale.

  • bond stampede continues in europe

    bond stampede continues in europe

    European investors continued to pour money into bond funds last month, according to Morningstar, despite a continued rise in the popularity of equity portfolios.