Funds

F&C's Peter Hewitt looks at what has driven investment trusts' general trend of long-term outperformance.

The board of the Lowland investment trust, run by Henderson's James Henderson, has introduced a performance fee on the vehicle.

Mark Hoskin, managing partner at Holden & Partners, identifies three high performing funds from the firm's 2010 Guide to Climate Change & Ethical Investing (available at www.holden-partners.co.uk) that may be be suitable for all investors.

There are many ways a discretionary fund manager (DFM) can integrate a platform into their service proposition. Maria Merricks looks at the options

ETFs

Fidelity's China Investment Trust, managed by Anthony Bolton, was named Best New Launch in the 12th annual Investment Week Investment Trust of the Year Awards, held last night.

Hargreaves Lansdown has questioned whether cuts to fund charges post RDR will be as widespread as the FSA forecast in its recent Platform Consultation paper, as providers struggle to cope with IFA exits from the market.

After months of procrastination and frantic lobbying behind the scenes, the FSA has finally unveiled its latest thinking on platforms.

The FSA will allow platforms to facilitate the collection of adviser charges, but says this must be done to the same standard as product providers.

The FSA plans to publish a separate consultation paper on how platforms should disclose their charging structures, including fund manager rebates, on top of its second consultation document in February.