Fidelity

Fund buyers weigh up replacements for Dean’s distinctive business cycle approach

Outsourcing company Quindell has won a court battle against a short-seller which caused its share price to dive 40% earlier this year.

Fidelity Worldwide Investments is preparing to launch a high conviction Asian equities fund for Anthony Srom.

CF Miton UK Value Opportunities

Fidelity is planning to merge its International fund into a fund focused on global assets later this year.

Passive fund providers are under renewed pressure to reduce the cost of investing in their funds, following a move by Fidelity Worldwide Investments to cut fees on its index tracker range.

THE BIG QUESTION

Platform sales reached a new record in the second quarter, according to a Fundscape report which pointed to Budget reforms as a key driver of the surge in interest.

Argentina defaulted on its debt payments late last month after talks between a group of bondholders and the country collapsed, but it is not the only emerging market which looks vulnerable to a financial shock.

Since the financial crisis in 2008, the FTSE All-Share has been on a steady upward trajectory.