The board of the Schroder Real Estate investment trust is proposing to move the trust onshore and convert it to a REIT.

Alternative assets dominated investment trust fundraising in 2014, Winterflood figures show, as investors looked outside the mainstream for returns.

FE has launched a new service comparing the model portfolios offered by discretionary fund managers (DFMs).

Leading investment firms have told US regulators that the departure of Bill Gross from PIMCO was a "stress test" that the industry has passed.

Elliott Advisors has responded to Alliance Trust's formal circular to shareholders, rejecting the company's claims and accusing its board of resorting to "personal attacks".

The Treasury Select Committee has called for an inquiry into the initiation of a criminal investigation over the Bank of England's financial crisis liquidity auctions.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has cut fees on its Fusion fund range, run by Tony Lanning, in a bid to improve the portfolios' competitiveness.

The majority of investment trusts have seen their discounts widen in 2015 despite equity markets reaching record highs, leaving analysts perplexed.

Commentators have warned Chancellor George Osborne's new rules for VCT,EIS and SEIS investments, announced in today's Budget, could create confusion and crowding in certain parts of the market.

The UK employment rate in the three months to January hit a record high of 73.3%, according to latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).