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Why geography is history for FTSE 100 investors

Investment orthodoxy has it that for UK investors an allocation to home-grown large-cap equities is the first step on the stockmarket risk ladder.

JPMAM Japan Market Neutral Fund

J.P. Morgan Asset Management have announced the launch of the J.P. Morgan Japan Market Neutral Fund which will benefit from the successful J.P. Morgan Asset Management Nippon Neutral Strategy, a market neutral strategy that has generated compelling absolute positive returns since its launch 17 years ago.

M&G Global Dividend fund

Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains how investors seeking income can benefit from considering a global fund, focusing on the M&G Global dividend fund.

Risky Britain not rewarding enough for private investors

The grass always seems greener on the other side, and sometimes it can be, says popular investing website The Motley Fool at Fool.co.uk.

Prudential guarantees to shake-up UK life and pensions market

Prudential UK has launched a major assault on the UK's bond and pensions market with the launch of a range of new guarantees across the PruFund Growth and PruFund Cautious funds.

Charities Aid Foundation launches new social investment fund

Interest in philanthropy is at an all time high and with many major donors looking for new ways to help charities and achieve the maximum impact with their donations, the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has launched a new social investment fund, the CAF Social Impact Fund.

Asian infrastructure increasingly attractive

Vijay Pattabhiraman, Chief Investment Officer for Asian Infrastructure in the Global Real Assets Group of J.P. Morgan Asset Management believes that investing in Asian infrastructure can capture the growth in Asian economies.

Top purchased funds from The Share Centre

Andy Parsons, advice team manager at The Share Centre, lists the top purchased funds by our customers during May 2011 and explains why investors may have favoured them.

First State Global Agribusiness fund

Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains how investors could benefit from exposure to equity investments involved in agriculture and farming related issues and may wish to consider the First State Agri-business fund.

AEGON Asset Management celebrates 5 years of top performance

AEGON Asset Management has marked the fifth anniversary of its AEGON UK Smaller Companies Fund with top quartile performance.

Fund of funds trust offers straight forward investment trust access

Investment advisers looking to gain access to a range of investment trusts should look to JPMorgan Elect Managed Growth, according to David Barron, Head of Investment Trusts at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

Legal & General launches Global Environmental Enterprises Fund

Legal & General Investments announces the launch of the Global Environmental Enterprises Fund, a passively managed fund aimed at profiting from the evolution to a lower carbon economy.

Barclays Wealth launches Trend Funds to retail market

Barclays Wealth Investments announces the launch of the IFSL Barclays FTSE 100 Trend Fund and the IFSL Barclays FTSE Protector 80 Trend Fund to the retail market in response to investor demand.

IM Distinction Diversified Real Return Fund wins HFM Week award

The IM Distinction Diversified Real Return Fund (DRR), managed by Armstrong Investment Managers (AIM), triumphed at last week’s HFM Week European Performance awards.

Legal & General UK Alpha fund

Andy Parsons, advice team manager at The Share Centre, explains why investors looking for exposure to small to mid cap UK companies could benefit from the Legal & General UK Alpha fund.