Opinion

After months of procrastination and frantic lobbying behind the scenes, the FSA has finally unveiled its latest thinking on platforms.

Fidelity veteran Anthony Bolton discusses the first six months at the helm of his China Special Situations trust and explains why he is loving his return to fund management.

ASHBY'S ANSWERS

The RDR has become Smaug, the dragon from The Hobbit.

Innovative new national pension scheme called NEST seeks attentive, well-established fund managers willing to work hard for a small amount of money but lots of prestige.

Last week showed the contrasting fortunes of two of the most well-known fund management groups in the UK market.

Uncertainty, volatility and risk aversion continue to dominate investor sentiment in most markets.

GOSLING'S GROUSE

There have been several press comments recently from organisations questioning whether the use of model portfolios will impact a firm's independent status post RDR.

So Roger Guy is ‘retiring' from day-to-day fund management and CIO Dominic Rossi is off, barely five minutes after it seems he started.