Artemis

Skandia is poised to shake up the managed portfolio market with its suite of cut-price model funds, as the first look at WealthSelect reveals half the restricted range is priced at less than 60bps.

LEADER

JAPAN

SECTOR ANALYSIS

Corporate bond managers have begun to shy away from participating in deals dominated by some of their larger peers as market liquidity continues to contract.

The £6.4bn Artemis Income fund has been downgraded to a 'sell' in the latest Sanlam Private Investments (SPI) Income study, the widely followed guide to income funds.

In part two of our report from Investment Week's Global Investment Focus event, held in London on 13 November, Laura Dew asks our speakers for their views on the markets, and where they are finding the best opportunities right now.

THE BIG QUESTION

EQUITY INCOME

Fund groups signed up to Skandia's WealthSelect proposition are holding further talks with the platform after it altered its pricing plans, sparking concerns over margins.