Funds

Alliance Trust has appointed Karin Forseke as non-executive chairman to replace Lesley Knox, who announced last year she intended to step down from the role.

PLATFORMS

The FSA's understanding of the platform industry has again been called into question after it sent an "odd" questionnaire to operators quizzing them on their relationship with fund managers.

Tech star Ben Rogoff has blamed the "formidable headwind" of small caps for a 5% fall in NAV for the Polar Capital Technology trust over the six months to 31 October 2011.

CLIMATE CHANGE

ETFs

Graham Tuckwell, one of the pioneers in the exchanged traded fund market, has put his company ETF Securities up for sale with a potential £1bn ($1.6bn) price tag.

INVESTMENT DINOSAURS

Green investing can offer investors high growth opportunities that are invaluable in a low-growth environment, according to L&G Investments' managing director Simon Ellis.

Campanale says government global warming targets are making coal a risky investment.