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Are funds built to last or short-term fads?

Equity investors today seem to have only two options: to invest in expensive companies or those with inherent financial risk attached, according to Simon Gergel, manager of the Merchants trust at Allianz Global Investors

Ex-Legal & General director of platforms & policy Danny Wynn has joined Fidelity Worldwide Investment in the newly-created role of head of fund partners, Investment Week can reveal.

Fund groups should focus more attention on the need for active UK equity funds that are overweight large caps, according to Andrew Summers, head of fund research at Investec Wealth & Investment.

Guinness founder and CIO Tim Guinness has said the problems in Greece will not spark a fresh banking crisis even if the beleaguered nation is forced to exit the euro.

Rob Harris, CEO of Majedie Asset Management, discusses why he believes an increased focus on funds' 'active share' is misguided.

Mark Martin, manager of Neptune UK Mid Cap Fund

Nick Train has a growing level of M&A activity in recent years has forced him to add non-benchmark holdings to his UK equity portfolios.

Consumer staples have returned to the top of UK equity managers' agenda as later-than-expected rate hikes reignite the debate over the outlook for the sector.

Falling oil prices have been a boon to consumers and managers should be exposed to rising discretionary spending, explains Smith & Williamson's Mark Boucher.