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Zurich enhances fund range

Zurich has extended the range of funds available on its life, pensions and mutual fund products to reflect improved investor confidence and provide investors with greater choice across a range of asset classes.

F&C US Smaller Companies outperforms in strong first quarter

F&C US Smaller Companies investment trust has posted net asset value per share gains of 16.4% for the first three months of 2010.

Analysts back rollover option for F&C UK Select

Analysts at JP Morgan Cazenove have described the chance for holders of F&C UK Select to roll over their holding into the F&C UK Opportunities OEIC when the trust is wound up (subject to shareholder approval) as ‘a good alternative'.

Alico flexible structured investment with no counterpart risk

Alico Wealth Management has launched a new structured investment - the Controlled Opportunity Growth Structure (COGS).

Fund manager urges governments to act on Greek debt

Governments must put aside political differences and create the necessary bailout plan to prevent Greece's debt problems from escalating into another economic crisis on the scale of sub prime.

Fund manager urges governments to act on Greek debt

Governments must put aside political differences and create the necessary bailout plan to prevent Greece's debt problems from escalating into another economic crisis on the scale of sub prime.

UK growth is an international story, says Fidelity’s Ewing

As Tesco's plans to increase its footprint in China highlight the importance of international markets to UK companies, Tom Ewing, fund manager of Fidelity UK Growth fund, explains how UK investors are well placed to benefit too.

China domestic consumption not a bubble, say fund managers

Fund managers in the global emerging markets sector are convinced that the Chinese domestic consumption story is not a bubble, says Standard & Poor's Fund Services in its latest update on the sector available at fundsinsights.com.

iShares expands US equity ETF coverage

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) has announced its Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) platform, iShares, has launched a new ETF focusing on the United States (U.S.) market.

Morningstar upgrades rating on Schroder Corporate Bond fund

Morningstar has upgraded its qualitative rating for the Schroder Corporate Bond fund. Previously rated Standard, the fund is upgraded to Superior.

Gartmore China Opportunities

Sheridan Admans, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains how investors looking to achieve a long-term return through exposure to China, could benefit from the Gartmore China Opportunities fund.

Henderson Indirect Property Fund Europe reopens

The Henderson Indirect Property Fund Europe ("HIP" or the "Fund"), Henderson Global Investors' European property fund-of-funds, has reopened the calculation of its NAV pricing and is open for investment by institutional investors from 26 April 2010. HIP now has over €50 million to invest in new opportunities and has benefitted from the revocation of over 70% of the redemption requests on the Fund.

Friends Provident hits funds landmark

Following a succession of new corporate pensions scheme wins, Friends Provident now has over £10bn funds on its new generation pensions platform, marking a significant landmark for the provider.

LV= adds new funds to insured pension fund platform

Life and pensions specialist LV= has announced that it will be adding eight new funds with Threadneedle to its insured pension fund platform.

Fidelity MoneyBuilder Growth receives AA rating from S&P

Fidelity International is pleased to announce that S&P has awarded Fidelity MoneyBuilder Growth fund an AA rating after a successful fund manager transition.