FTSE 250

The renaissance in UK manufacturing is a welcome rebalancing after two decades of import reliance, says Gervais Williams, managing director of MAM Funds.

IS THERE STILL VALUE IN THE FTSE 250?

As emerging market indices take a pause in their sustained rise, the case for developed market equities is re-emerging.

AXA Investment Managers is launching a UK mid-cap fund in early March, subject to FSA approval.

UK dividends shrank by £2bn last year as BP scrapped its payout in the wake of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Swip's head of multi-manager Mark Harries has moved his portfolios towards absolute return bond funds as investors become jittery on some parts of the fixed income market.

Anthony Bolton's Fidelity China Special Situations trust has issued a further 11 million shares, primarily to assist trackers wishing to buy the vehicle following its admission to the FTSE 250.

Aegon's Adams and Gartmore's Himsworth differ on domestic stocks but both aim to avoid crowded trades

Cazenove's Julie Dean is bringing the UK Dynamic portfolio she inherited last month from Neil Pegrum into line with her large-cap biased UK Opportunities ahead of a merger of the funds.

The uncertain future of the UK economy following the first hung Parliament in 30 years has led to a sell-off in small-cap stocks as investors seek safety and overseas exposure from blue chips.