Morningstar IM Europe appoints managing director

Morningstar Investment Management has appointed Simon Ewan as managing director for operations in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. His duties will include client management, marketing and business development for Morningstar’s investment management and consulting operations. Ewan will report to Morningstar Investment Management global chief investment

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World’s largest asset managers ranked

Towers Watson and Pensions & Investments have published their latest annual global 500 ranking of the world’s largest asset managers. Highlights from this year’s report include: Assets managed by the world’s largest 500 fund managers rose by over 8% to US$68 trillion in 2012, making up any lost

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Artemis & Henderson surge up the fund sales table

The latest Pridham report shows Artemis and Henderson have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the renewed interest in equity funds. The report comes on the back of recent Investment Management Association figures, which showed equity funds produced net sales of £8 billion in the first nine

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Australian Funds Management Industry Flows – 2000 to 2012

Another interesting discussion from the Perpetual Limited, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) for the six months ended 31 December 2012 included the summary of Australian Funds Management Flows from 2000 to 2012 ‘Based on September 2012 Plan for Life data, the Australian funds

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Under Performing Funds, Dogs and the power of Social Media in Funds Management

News of Bestinvest’s list of ‘dog funds’ carried by mainstream media on the 23rd July sparked a widespread response and sharing through social media. The Bestinvest’s list highlights funds that have underperformed their benchmark by 10% or more cumulatively over the last three years. Major fund groups Scottish

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UK Retail Fund Sale Results H1 2012

UK net retail sales have jumped to £8.1bn in the first half of 2012 with fixed income continuing to dominate, according to figures from the Investment Management Association. The figures is almost double the £4.4bn of net retail sales seen in the second half of 2011. The

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