Analysis

Best known for its fixed interest and property expertise, the UK's oldest unit trust group is building a strong equity franchise with hires such as Mike Felton

Australian-based team uses local contacts for stockpicking decisions, although group is in the process of altering mandate to a more global focus

The Sterling Investment Bond (no exit penalty) Special Offer Version is a unit linked, non-qualifyin...

The MGM Assurance Investment Portfolio Bond Enhanced Allocation Version is a whole of life, unit-lin...

Sarasin's IIID EquiSar vehicle uses long-only and long-short positions to generate returns from the group's established thematic approach

After the global business was bought by Axa for £5.3bn, the UK division is one of the few Winterthur businesses in the world to hold onto the name

Fund buyers interested in latest raft of products although many will look for managers and groups with previous shorting experience

Stevenson and Kelly have produced strong performance since setting up boutique in December 2005, despite short-term blip in numbers

Top-performing vehicles from Old Mutual and Standard Life Investments are heavily weighted towards industrial stocks via their bottom-up approaches

Manager Wesley McCoy has built up an impressive track record on portfolio, focusing on changes at company level