Medium risk investors should hike their property allocations, according to the 19 financial advisers and wealth managers on the FE Adviser Fund Index panel. They raised the real estate allocation of the FE AFI Balanced Index to 6.40% from 4.23% in this month’s bi-annual rebalancing.

FE has awarded an Outstanding rating to M&G Investments for three asset classes in this year’s FE Group Awards: Global Equity, UK Fixed Income and International Fixed Income. Schroder Investment Management, Threadneedle Investment Services and Invesco Perpetual received two Outstanding awards apiece.

More than two thirds of investors put the same amount or more as last year into investment trusts during this ISA season, according to a joint survey by investment analysis and research provider FE, asset manager Schroders and financial content distributor Dianomi.

FE Research is pleased to announce it has won the best Proposition Development (discretionary fund management/wealth management) award at the inaugural Investment Marketing and Innovation Awards on Friday 5 July 2014. These awards are designed to recognise and reward innovation within the investment management sector.

The FE Crown Fund Ratings’ bi-annual rebalancing has seen nine funds awarded the top score of five FE Crowns in their first ever rating. Aberdeen Emerging Markets Bond and BlackRock Continental European Income were among those ranked within the top 10% of their respective asset classes. Funds must have a three-year track record to be eligible for a rating.