Funds

Rathbones' multi-asset head David Coombs has said the UK's largest investment trusts must reconsider their branding and investment strategies if they are to attract more interest from fund buyers.

The 400-day problem, solved

BlackRock has cut fees on its FTSE 100 ETF to just 0.07% as the price war among passive product providers continues.

Platform inflows reached record highs in the fourth quarter of 2014 as upcoming pension freedoms and demand for income boosted inflows, according to Fundscape.

ETF provider iShares has temporarily cut fees on its ultra-short bond range in response to client demand for cash alternatives.

Retail fund management is "out of control" and should borrow ideas from the institutional sector to radically reorganise, Nucleus chief executive David Ferguson has said.

Fidelity UK Personal Investing head Mark Till has left the company after three years in the role, Investment Week can reveal.

Legal & General has said it must "operationally leverage" its Cofunds platform and boost flows into its asset management arm this year in order to improve its business mix.

The potential sales of Transact and Seven Investment Management (7IM), as well as increased scrutiny from the regulator, have prompted advisers to start probing platforms on their exit strategies.

The Woodford effect