Funds

Advisers who wish to be independent post RDR can use a single platform for the 'majority' of their clients if it is in their best interests, the FSA proposes today.

The FSA today said in its long-awaited consultation paper platforms can continue to receive rebates from fund managers.

LATIN AMERICA

Boutique asset manager Evercore Pan-Asset has completed its risk-rated fund range with the launch of the PanDynamic Cautious Balanced and Cautious Growth portfolios.

The FSA has been warned new commodities ETFs launched by investment banks pose a danger to the metal markets.

BlackRock's new Frontiers investment trust will have large a exposure to the Middle East and Africa, but limited holdings in Asia and Latin America.

David Bower, Managing Director at iShares discusses the growth of the ETF industry, how advisers are using ETFs, how the RDR affects that usage and what criteria to apply when selecting an ETF.

CLEAN ENERGY

WRAPS

An oil and gas overweight has been the biggest driver of outperformance for the £99m J.P. Morgan Smaller Companies investment trust over the past year.