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Distinction Cautious Absolute Return fund

Distinction announces the launch of the Cautious Absolute Return fixed income fund (D-CAR) and reveals the fixed income managers selected.

MyFolio is one in a billion

The MyFolio fund range from global investment manager Standard Life Investments, has reached £1bn funds under management, thanks to strong client demand for risk-based portfolios.

ISA Season: Barclays expands range of 0% initial charge funds

This ISA season Barclays is offering an expanded range of 22 easy-to-manage funds available within an ISA, all provided with 0 % initial charge and no set up costs.

Rathbone Income fund

Andy Parsons, head of investment research at The Share Centre, considers the Rathbone Income fund to add diversity down the market cap spectrum in a UK equity income portfolio.

BlackRock introduces Multi-Asset Income Fund

BlackRock is making available to retail and high net worth clients the BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Fund (BAICX), which provides an unconstrained strategy for tapping the best opportunities for diversified income around the world, across asset classes and within sectors.

Invesco Perpetual Global Smaller Companies fund

Andy Parsons, head of investment research at The Share Centre, explains investing in the Invesco Perpetual Global Smaller Companies fund can offer investors both geographical and market cap size diversification.

Will the dragon bring good fortune in 2012?

With the year of the dragon in 2012 symbolising good fortune, is now the time for investors to be accessing China in their portfolios? Anthony Bolton, Portfolio Manager, Fidelity China Special Situations Fund, gives his outlook for China in the next 12 months and explains why opportunities still exist.

Threadneedle launches European equities absolute return fund

A pioneer in the regulated absolute return space, leading international asset manager Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle) has today launched the Threadneedle (Lux) European Absolute Alpha Fund responding to client appetite for a UCITS European equities absolute alpha product.

Standard Life Investments MyFolio income fund range

Global fund manager Standard Life Investments has announced the launch of two new suites of MyFolio funds - Multi Manager Income and Managed Income.

Wesleyan launches new investment proposition

Wesleyan Assurance Society has launched a new investment proposition which offers customers a range of 17 funds across five products; Personal Pension, Trustee Investment Plan, Capital Investment Bond, Fixed Term Savings Plan and Flexible Savings Plan.

The Share Centre adds three funds to the Platinum 120

Andy Parsons, head of investment research at The Share Centre, explains why these three funds have been added to the Platinum 120 and what they offer investors.

Investors flee from European funds as eurozone debt crisis bites

There was a mass exodus from European and Emerging Market Equity funds during Q4 2011 according to Skandia's latest Investment Trends report.

JPMAM adds L&G funds to investment platform

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has added 40 funds from Legal & General Investments to enhance its direct-to-consumer offering via its WealthManager+ platform. Direct investors now have access to almost 650 third-party funds from 30 leading asset managers.

Standard Life adds Vanguard funds to platform

Standard Life, the long term savings and investments provider, has added 12 of Vanguard's core index funds to its pensions platform. The new funds will be available to both retail and corporate clients.

Aviva Investors launches Defined Growth Fund 3

Aviva Investors has announced the expansion of its structured product range with the launch of the Aviva Investors Defined Growth Fund 3.