SLI’s

‘If people want to emulate what we did with GARS, they are welcome to try’

Multi-asset funds in the firing line

Ignis Asset Management has converted its £1.2bn UK Property fund into a Property Authorised Investment Fund (PAIF) in a bid to offer investors a tax-efficient way to access the vehicle.

Standard Life Investments' EM managers Alistair Way and Mark Vincent are looking to stocks in the ‘fragile five' countries to generate performance in their funds.

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Standard Life Investments has soft-launched a more aggressive version of its £20bn Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund and will roll it out widely in the next few months.

As the latest figures from the IMA show Absolute Return funds have seen their highest retail sales for over four years, Standard Life Investments' phenomenally successful GARS fund is starting to face more competition from peers.

Aviva Investors plans to launch a low volatility absolute return fund as it simplifies its product offering following the arrival of Euan Munro as CEO, Investment Week can reveal.

Standard Life Investments has launched a short duration credit fund following the conversion of its existing Select Income fund.

In smaller companies investing, there are few managers more high profile or successful than Standard Life Investments' Harry Nimmo.