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Concerns rising over property sector inflows

Corporate financial reports have grown in length and complexity, leaving some managers baffled. Annabelle Williams reports.

The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has resulted in a small number of gatekeepers at financial adviser firms, investment platforms, discretionary and wealth managers steering more money into fewer, bigger funds, new research has suggested.

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has responded to the FCA's concerns over outsourcing arrangements across the industry by producing a set of principles it expects members to adopt and adhere to.

Suzi Edwards, senior manager in the Deloitte Stamp Tax Consultancy, examines the potential success of the proposed UK contractual fund against its European competitors for UK stamp tax purposes.