Funds
Investment Trusts
The £1.3bn Witan investment trust, managed by Andrew Bell, has handed an Asia Pacific mandate equivalent to 9% of its portfolio to Matthews Asia.
18 February 2013
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Investment Trusts
Miton's managing director Gervais Williams is to take over the management of the Henderson Fledgling investment trust he ran for almost a decade at Gartmore, ahead of a planned merger with his £127m Diverse Income trust.
15 February 2013
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Platforms
Cofunds has become the UK's first platform to pass £50bn of assets under administration (AUA).
14 February 2013
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Investment Trusts
Firms argues split-cap crisis was caused by poor management not by structure of zero dividend preference shares.
14 February 2013
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Investment Trusts
Investment trust sector sees an increase in number of boards implementing discount control mechanisms.
13 February 2013
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Platforms
RWC is adding a distribution share class to its Global Convertibles fund in response to demand from UK discretionary fund managers (DFMs).
13 February 2013
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Platforms
MSD Capital, the family office of Dell Computer founder Michael Dell, has been building a short position in Hargreaves Lansdown as the group's share price takes off.
12 February 2013
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Wealth managers
The FSA is reconsidering whether VCTs, REITs and offshore investment companies should be included in the forthcoming sales ban on unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) to retail investors.
12 February 2013
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