IMA

THE BIG INTERVIEW

Kira Nickerson discovers that some fund managers are beginning to re-examine this previously unpopular asset class.

ABSOLUTE RETURN

Stuart Rhodes has moved to quell fears his M&G Global Dividend fund's performance could become compromised if assets continue to flood in to the portfolio.

The IMA is to create a "classy, comprehensive and responsive" help centre for fund groups looking to set up shop in the UK.

First State is considering moving Jonathan Asante's £4bn GEM Leaders fund out of the IMA Global Emerging Markets sector in order to combat capacity issues, Investment Week understands.

EQUITY INCOME

Investors searching for income have piled in to Europe's stash of dividend paying stocks over the past few years.

Hargreaves Lansdown has thrown its weight behind an Investment Management Association (IMA) initiative urging groups to display total fund costs in a simpler, clearer manner.

The Investment Management Association (IMA)'s chief executive Daniel Godfrey calls on the fund management industry to improve the way it explains fund costs and charges to consumers.