Funds

The Financial Conduct Authority has ruled out conducting a study into competition in the platform market - despite industry concerns - but is planning closer scrutiny of fund groups.

Assets under administration at Standard Life's wrap platform rose by 26% last year to move above £20bn for the first time, the firm has said.

Despite having a 20-year plus history, EIS, VCT, and BPR vehicles are still avoided by some investors - despite them being strong alternatives to the traditional pension investments currently on offer says Jack Rose, business development director for...

Witan investment trust has become the tenth investment trust to grow its annual dividend for 40 consecutive years, according to the Association of Investment Companies.

In the first of a series of articles on VCTs, Jack Rose, business development director for tax products at LGBR Capital, explores how VCTs work and what they can offer different types of investors

Woodford Investment Management (WIM) is to take a 15% performance fee of any excess returns above the 10% annual return target on its Patient Capital investment trust.

The Cayenne investment trust is to set to wind up next year as co-managers Len Gayler and James Hart pursue other opportunities.

GLI Finance is considering the launch of a trust investing in a portfolio of loans with a "high single digit" yield target.

The Gabelli Value Plus trust is to list on the London Stock Exchange on 19 February after a fundraising period described by Numis analysts as "a considerable success".

Fidelity FundsNetwork is to make Neil Woodford's Patient Capital trust the first externally-managed IT available on the platform, in what it says is a "clear intention" of more to come.