Standard Life

Graham Dow, head of investment group relations at Standard Life, says any moves by asset managers to help lower net worth savers face some serious hurdles.

Standard Life's discretionary service wrap has seen £125m of inflows since it launched in April this year, the group has said.

Standard Life has called for platforms with super clean deals to house alternative share classes in order to aid re-registration.

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.

Standard Life Investments has overhauled its £420m Select Property fund, giving the portfolio a global remit.

Short-termism can be seen across many sectors of the financial world, but are fund managers becoming too short term in their investment outlook, and how can the industry fight back against this trend?

Investment trust analysts have slapped buy ratings on a number of smaller companies trusts, as recent selling opens up significant discounts in the sector.

Henderson UK Absolute Return fund

Harry Nimmo's Standard Life Investments UK Smaller Companies fund has made its first appearance on Bestinvest's 'dog list' of underperforming funds.

When the FSA first announced its RDR in June 2006, its aim was simple: to ensure consumers knew exactly what they were paying for their funds, platforms, and advice.