Ucits

Fund groups are set to come under fresh pricing pressure ahead of the ‘death' of AMCs, JP Morgan Asset Management's Jasper Berens has said.

City Financial's Mark Harris has increased exposure to India following the election, despite concerns over the prospects for emerging markets if developed economies continue to wind up stimulus packages.

‘Newton is not a one-trick pony’

36 South, the hedge fund whose ‘Black Swan' vehicle returned 200% in 2008, plans to launch a UCITS version of its long-volatility structure for investors concerned with the current market environment.

As a fully paid up Englishman, I probably have no right to sound off about Scottish independence - although that has not stopped the Prime Minister or some bosses of DIY companies, so why should it stop me?

Fund buyers are struggling to find funds which are inversely correlated with equity markets as they try to protect portfolios against a potential correction.

Groups back latest cost proposals but performance fees escape new rules

Could debt funds be an alternative to high yield?

Boutique investment house Newscape Capital Group has closed its poorly-performing Dynamic Rates & Currency fund less than two years after bringing it to market, and has also shut its Absolute Bond fund, Investment Week understands.

Fund buyers have been selling down their exposure to Hugh Hendry's Eclectica Absolute Macro fund after his performance downturn accelerated at the start of 2014.