Morningstar

Investec's Alastair Mundy has moved a significant portion of his £2.5bn Cautious Managed fund into gold bullion for the first time following savage price falls for the precious metal.

UK equity income fund managers have cautioned sterling's steep decline could harm the sector's returns later this year as imported inflation floods into the market.

Stuart Rhodes has moved to quell fears his M&G Global Dividend fund's performance could become compromised if assets continue to flood in to the portfolio.

Morningstar has named the ten most popular investment trusts investors paid close attention to during Q1.

Investors have shown more interest in emerging market funds than any other asset class in Q1, according to Morningstar.

ITs

Morningstar has voiced concerns about the lack of succession planning in the funds industry and the reluctance of groups to hand over large pots of money to young talent.

As the world adjusts to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) funds have been impacted alongside other products, but will prices rise (and become more complicated) as a result of the RDR, or will the regulator's goal to lower fund costs be achieved?

ITs

Marlborough's top-performing fund manager Giles Hargreave has admitted it will be difficult for UK small-cap equities to replicate their 2012 performance this year.