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A new online calculator that allows users to see the costs of individual investment products and compare them against each other has been launched today.

The managers of the JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust have increased their exposure to China’s banking and property sectors amid wider concerns for the two industries.

Thomas Moore, manager of the Standard Life Equity Income Trust, has confirmed that he has recently exited a commodities giant and bought into two media groups.

What Investment has released the shortlist of nominees for its annual Unit Trust Awards with winners due to be announced next week.

Adam Avigdori, manager of the BlackRock Income & Growth fund, has stepped back from oil explorers after their prolonged underperformance.

Boussard & Gavaudan, a hedge fund with almost £500 million of assets under management, has revealed the equity positions that have paid off for it so far this year – and those that have not.

A former star fund manager at BlackRock has been arrested and questioned in connection with an investigation in to insider dealing.

The boss of Fundsmith has decried other managers’ propensity for investing in low-quality businesses.

Allianz Global Investors has announced the launch of a new European fund, Allianz Europe Equity Growth Select.

The highly respected fund manager James Henderson has been trading around well received results from Barclays (LON:BARC).

From 7 September, First State will soft-close its rapidly expanding Global Emerging Market Leaders fund, a move designed to 'protect the interests of existing investors'.

The manager of the £2.3 billion Templeton Emerging Markets fund, Mark Mobius, has added to his mining exposure in South America despite the sector’s struggles there.

BDT Invest, which runs the Establishment Investment Trust, has maintained its high weighting to gold despite the metal’s recent weakness.

The Investment Company, a fund founded in 1868, has revealed its intention to appoint Gervais Williams as its new manager.

Investment manager Liontrust has said its Income fund will invest globally from 3 July, which it claimed would help it to find stocks with 'better return potential'.