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Scotland's fund industry is lining up tax and legal specialists ahead of the independence referendum, as some predict continuing uncertainty whatever the result.

The FTSE 100 opened down slightly in early trading, with a host of financial stocks leading the fallers.

Multi-asset and equity products have driven net intermediary inflows of £3.8bn for Schroders in the first half of 2014, prompting a 50% hike in the group's interim dividend.

The dangers of playing the momentum game

Funds from Schroders, Jupiter, and Henderson Global Investors are dominating Chelsea Financial Services' new ratings service, FundCalibre.

FCA gets behind fund buy lists

Asian markets still face three key hurdles on their path to recovery, according to Schroders' head of Asian fixed income, Rajeev De Mello.

Platforms are racing to update their conversion programmes as advisers complain about hefty charges when switching clients into clean share classes.

HSBC Open Global Property fund

Fund managers have been feeling the squeeze on pricing this year, with distributors including Hargreaves Lansdown forcing down headline prices on funds as businesses adapt to the new world.