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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John Clougherty joins Fidelity

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has announced that John Clougherty will join as head of UK retail in June.  He will report to Hugh Mullan, UK managing director. Clougherty joins from Aviva Investors UK Funds where he was chief executive and will be responsible for the Fidelity-branded funds business.  Prior

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Fidelity warning on emergence of ‘Ryanair’ fund pricing

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has argued that the asset management industry needs to create a new standard to bring greater transparency to investment charges as ‘Ryanair’ pricing starts to emerge. Following on from Fidelity’s decision in September last year to separately show fund manager, adviser and platform charges,

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