Ucits

UK equity income funds are nearing single stock limits on key holdings, causing concentration risk fears to mount, but which funds are taking the biggest bets?

Aubrey Capital Partners is set to launch a high conviction EU equity fund with "quiet confidence" 2013 will be a strong year for the region's markets.

US-based Thornburg Investment Management has launched an unconstrained global equity fund, as the group moves to build its presence in the UK.

Insight Investment has launched a UCITS version of its Short-Dated High Yield Bond fund, managed by Ulrich Gerhard.

Multi-asset managers have been moving back into property for the first time since the financial crisis, as higher income levels from the sector attract yield-hungry investors.

The IMA is to create a "classy, comprehensive and responsive" help centre for fund groups looking to set up shop in the UK.

BUDGET

European politicians have voted to reform the bonus structure of fund managers, a move which puts the UK at a "competitive disadvantage" and could damage shareholder value, according to PwC.

Retail investors should be able to access less liquid investment strategies so they can benefit from longer-term investment decisions, according to new RWC Partners CEO Dan Mannix.

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