active managed funds

Equilibrium Asset Management is to launch its own range of in-house funds next year as it looks to curtail its use of platforms and avoid trading delays.

Jupiter vice chairman Edward Bonham Carter has questioned the number of groups launching multi-asset funds, with the majority attracting little interest from fund buyers.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched a global income fund with the ability to invest in non-traditional asset classes.

For managers looking to add alpha to their portfolios, striking the balance between stock concentration and portfolio diversification can be a tricky one.

Sam Liddle has joined Church House Investment Management to head up sales of its low volatility fund range to the UK IFA market for the first time.

Vanguard Asset Management has soft-closed two of its popular US equity funds to new investors.

Neptune plans to close two income portfolios and will remove income share classes on several other funds at the end of next month.

Carmignac Gestion has brought in a new London-based European equities team to replace its existing managers in an attempt to improve the performance of its funds.

Hawksmoor Investment Management's Richard Scott has stepped down from his position as chief investment officer to take a more active fund management role.

City Financial plans to launch an independent fund research service in the spring for Peter Toogood and Gill Hutchinson.