Active Managed

Scott Burns, director of exchange traded securities analysis at Morningstar, discusses active management combined with ETFs and investing in REITs

Skandia's Global Best Ideas fund has increased its exposure to Europe and the emerging markets at the expense of the US.

M&G is rolling out a Global Emerging Markets Equity fund with a focus on valuation over economic growth.

Support services provider threesixty says it has opened up a profitable avenue for new business for advisers, following a tie-up with Margetts Fund Management that will allow corporate clients to invest in its unit trusts.

Skandia Investment Group is increasing its weightings in Asia Pacific and emerging markets and reducing exposure to Japanese and US equities following a review of asset allocations on its Global Best Ideas fund.

Sarah Godfrey looks at how Austin Forey and his team have steered the JPMorgan Emerging Markets fund towards returns of over 300% in the last five years

threesixty, the IFA support services provider, has announced its clients will have access to Margetts Fund Management's full range of risk-rated multi-manager fund services.

Robin Phipps, executive director with responsibility for UK business operations at Legal & General, has announced he will stand down on July 13.

COLLINS Stewart is launching a UK best ideas OEIC which will target businesses with an identifiable catalyst for a re-rating.

MULTI-MANAGER firm Margetts has sold the Fidelity European fund from its International Strategy offering and replaced it with Schroder European Alpha Plus.