Liontrust

The UK's main inflation rate jumped sharply to 2.7% in October, catching out forecasts and prompting fresh worries it will remain above target for longer than feared.

Liontrust Asset Management has reported its ninth consecutive quarter of fund inflows even as it posted an interim loss relating to its acquisition of Walker Crips AM.

Liontrust is to launch an offshore version of its popular Special Situations unit trust early next month.

Top UK equity income managers have been cutting their weighting in tobacco stocks as concerns over earnings momentum and new rules on plain packaging put pressure on share prices.

Liontrust Asset Management's James Inglis-Jones have revealed some of the key long and short positions they have in European stocks, which are driving the European Absolute Alpha fund.

Liontrust is proposing to merge the Macro UK High Alpha fund into its Macro UK Growth fund due to the "sub-optimal" size of the high alpha vehicle.

Concentration risk in the UK equity income sector is a well-versed issue, but how can wealth managers find a way around the problem? Katie Holliday reports.

Fund groups are preparing for a price war in the first quarter of next year as they overhaul their charging structures ahead of RDR.

GOSLING'S GROUSE

Fidelity Worldwide Investment is planning to launch an Asian Dividend fund as it moves to compete with rivals such as Newton in this increasingly popular space.