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Barclays Wealth reissues FTSE Returns Plan
Barclays Wealth has reissued its FTSE Returns Plan aimed at investors seeking attractive returns whilst seeking to mitigate risk to their original investment.
JPM UK Active Index Plus Fund
J.P. Morgan Asset Management is launching the JPM UK Active Index Plus Fund - possibly the UK's first low cost, active managed, open ended investment solution to challenge the passive market.
Invest in your future with online pension
Standard Life has launched the Active Money Personal Pension (AMPP) online, available via standardlife.co.uk. The AMPP combines an easy purchase process with total flexibility and a broad range of investment funds with the benefits of tax-relief, where for every £80 the customer invests, the tax man tops up with a further £20.
Fidelity International launches UK Opportunities Fund
Fidelity International is to launch a new UK equity fund, UK Opportunities, to invest primarily in small cap companies with unrecognised growth potential.
HSBC launches China ETF in Europe
HSBC has launched the HSBC MSCI China ETF in EuropeCitroen with a highly competitive Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.60%.
LVAM launches gross income share classes across two funds
LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of insurance, investment and retirement group LV=, has launched gross institutional income share classes for two of its investment funds.
DRR Fund tops IMA Cautious Managed Sector
One year after launch, the IM Distinction Diversified Real Return (DRR) Fund is the top performing fund in the IMA Cautious Managed sector.
South East Asia fund managers cautious on consumer theme
Experienced South East Asia fund managers are taking a more cautious stance towards the consumer theme, said Standard & Poor's Fund Services in its latest review of the sector.
Austerity bites for 41% without a pension
Research undertaken on behalf of F&C Investments suggests that 41% of adults in the UK have no pension provision, with nearly 48% also having no long-term savings they could draw on in retirement.
Investment strategy: active, passive or both?
As passive funds start to become more popular, Nick Scarrett, head of savings and investment, revisits the long running debate on which is the better investment choice - actively managed or passive funds:
Top of the funds charts for The Share Centre
Andy Parsons, advice team manager at The Share Centre lists the top purchased funds during December 2010 and explains why investors may have favoured these funds.
Lees' UK Equity fund awarded ‘AA' rating
The F&C UK Equity Fund, managed by Peter Lees, has been awarded a new 'AA‘ rating from Standard and Poor's Fund Research.
Barclays Wealth re-issues Super Tracker with improved rates
Barclays Wealth has re-launched its Super Tracker for investors seeking competitive returns in a low growth environment.
Commodities likely to see further price lift in 2011
The rising prices of gold, oil and copper mean commodity funds have seen some serious growth over the past few years; Nick Scarrett, head of savings and investment at Fair Investment Company, says he sees commodities ‘gaining further ground' in 2011.
How investors can gain exposure to Asia and its income potential
Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre explains how investors can benefit from seeking income through Asia, names his favourite fund in this investment arena and gives his views on a new offering from Invesco Perpetual.