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.
Randeep Somel has revealed his plan to steer the M&G Global Basics fund back to the top of the performance tables, telling investors "no-one else does this kind of portfolio".
Sales of equity funds are on track to reach their highest level since 2000, with net sales of £8bn in the first nine months of 2013.
UK dividend payouts will contract this year for the first time since 2010 following a "disappointing" Q3 for income investors, according to Capita.
Tim Steer, manager of the Artemis UK Growth fund, is backing London-focused stocks to outperform in the coming months as he focuses his portfolio on UK-centric names.