F&C Asset Management has reported £7.2bn of net outflows for 2011, during a tough year for the group as activist investor Edward Bramson seeks to turnaround the firm's fortunes.
Simon Ellis, managing director of Legal & General Investments, explains why index funds should not be viewed as the poorer relation of their active cousins and why investors are no longer using them to just tap into developed market growth.
Investment trusts have substantially outperformed unit trusts and OEICs over the past decade, according to research.
M&G Investments' Alex Odd has entered Bestinvest's infamous list of "dog funds", alongside offerings from Standard Life and SWIP, after his £1.2bn M&G Dividend fund underperformed its benchmark substanitally.
M&G tops both retail sales lists as investors seek out bond funds, while BlackRock's active and passive vehicles also prove popular.
Guinness Asset Management has launched a new share class across its fund range, becoming the latest firm to gear up for RDR with the launch of a ‘clean fee' structure.