Scottish Widows

Discussions around what the post-RDR landscape will look like have tended to focus on cost and share classes but what of fund choice in 2013 and beyond? How many funds will remain in existence and how many providers?

Two Scottish Widows UK equity funds and Invesco Perpetual's UK Aggressive fund, run by Stephen Anness, have been dealt a blow after seeing their holdings in Thomas Cook fall almost 75% in value.

Managers must consider client expectations before building portfolio, Harries warns

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Lloyds is coming under pressure from shareholders to sell Scottish Widows, which could fetch the banking giant about £7bn.

A number of BP's largest shareholders - including Legal & General and M&G - have cut holdings in the troubled oil giant during its recent share price slide.

Peter Cockburn attributes consistently strong performance to resources exposure

The UK's worst-performing funds have seen their assets swell by £1bn since the start of the year, research from Chelsea Financial Services shows.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) has promoted Mike McNaught-Davis to the newly created role of head of international equities.