Funds

Nucleus is launching a white label, execution-only platform in Q3 which will help advisers build and market a direct wrap proposition for clients.

Oriel Securities has named the top ten highest yielding equity-focused investment trusts for investors hunting for income.

Cofunds head of commercial, Russell Lancaster, says clean share classes represent the ultimate in transparency.

Investment trust analysts have warned arbitrage activity will be rife in 2012 and could lead to a number of wind-ups in the sector this year.

ETFs

The Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) has completed the initial stages of its platform re-registration project, and a contract club will now have responsibility for delivering electronic transfers.

Jupiter Unit Trust Managers employs the most FE Alpha Managers with 12 on the newly revealed list for 2012.

J.P. Morgan and Source have launched a macro hedge ETF, allowing investors to gain long-term exposure to volatility.

Fund management groups and analysts have warned new dividend rules for investment trusts could see shareholders lose out as portfolios become less tax efficient.

The regulatory body for the European Union has proposed stricter disclosure requirements on providers of exchange traded funds (ETFs), but has backed away from imposing more radical reforms on the sector.