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Some of the UK's leading fund groups are understood to be holding talks about their relationships with intermediaries and other partners following the release of new FCA rules.

Schroders is winding up its UK Core fund, Investment Week can reveal, calling time on its first offering in the 'low-cost active' space after failing to gather assets in the three years since launch.

After a year of stellar returns from Japan, investors are concerned the Japanese equity funds that beat competitors in 2013 will not be able to deliver again this year.

Schroders has increased its stake in Liontrust Asset Management to 23% following the boutique's latest results.

A new wave of outperformance for high yield debt plus a return to financing strategies seen pre-crisis have begun to alarm bond fund managers.

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Julie Dean's best-selling Cazenove UK Opportunities fund helped Schroders top the Q4 net sales table, according to the latest edition of the Pridham Report.

The charges on Cazenove Capital's fund range will rise when they are rebranded under the Schroders name in March.

Schroders is to rebrand the entire Cazenove Capital fund range following its takeover of the business last year.

Schroders is to streamline its multi-manager range following the takeover of Cazenove last year, with a number of portfolios to be merged away.