Dr Nicholas Motson (pictured), a lecturer in finance at the Cass Business School, has called for greater disclosure of fund holdings in order to allow researchers to calculate retail funds' "active share".
Aviva has written to advisers outlining its views on the challenges facing Mark Barnett, following a review of how he runs funds previously managed by Neil Woodford.
Woodford Investment Management has brought in a new head of operations after the departure of two senior executives less than a year after the business launched.
Woodford Investment Management topped the sales chart in the third quarter, despite subdued inflows into funds across the board, according to the latest Pridham Report.
Investors are "in the teeth" of a severe sell-off - but one which may be over relatively quickly, according to equity income manager Neil Woodford.
The equity bull run is getting long in the tooth and managers are being complacent about the rising risks, argues Stephen Lamacraft from Woodford Investment Management.
Neil Woodford has criticised his own industry for charging customers too much and paying managers too high a price for tracker-style performance, in an interview with the BBC.
Skandia has reversed its unpopular decision to close mirror versions of the Invesco Income funds after an outcry from advisers.
Demand for Neil Woodford's fund has helped make the UK equity income sector the best-selling category for a second month in a row.
Skandia has handed £640m worth of life mandates currently run by Invesco Perpetual's Mark Barnett to Neil Woodford, in a move Hargreaves Lansdown analysts suggest may be the first of many.