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Ethical investing, socially responsible investing, climate change technology call it what you will, the marketing momentum behind this growing sector is growing.

The asset management industry has mixed feelings about the long-term threat exchange traded funds pose to index-hugging unit trusts and Oeics

Socially responsible investing (SRI) has undergone a remarkable journey from its faith-based origins in the early part of the 20th century, to a sudden acceleration in the last two decades. It now has over 100 products covering not only asset class, but...

The Copenhagen summit put climate change firmly at the top of the news and political agenda. But what opportunities are there for investors?

Over the past few months I have constantly banged the drum for a brave new world in which asset managers finally bite the bullet and launch cost effective multi-asset portfolios, comprised largely if not exclusively of ETFs.

Artemis Strategic Assets, Cazenove Absolute UK Dynamic and Jupiter Absolute Return made the top ten bestseller list through Hargreaves Lansdown's direct to consumer Vantage platform for the whole of 2009.

Aberdeen Asset Management is in talks to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland's fund management division, reports suggest.

Syndicate Asset Management has completed the merger of its wealth management subsidiaries to form Ashcourt Rowan.

For investment trusts, 2009 has not been without its excitement. Volatile discounts have made life very difficult; the flight to quality was swiftly followed by the dash to trash as investors switched to more exotic investments

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust has reported a net asset value total return of 24% compared with 10.8% from the benchmark FTSE All-Share index.