This report provides comprehensive analysis of UK collective investments, focusing in particular on unit trusts, OEICS and investment trusts. Insight is also given into the prominent issues affecting these investments as well as the latest regulatory developments; all of which will prove essential towards understanding the current shape of the market and how this profile may change going forward.

Scope

UK unit trusts/OEICS and Investment Trusts Historic data from 2002-2006 and forecast to 2011 A selection of consumer data covering approaches to collective investments Ranking of top competitors in the collective investment market

Highlights

Retail assets held in collective investment vehicles have shown a compound annual growth rate of close to 20% for the past five years, which is more than double the rate of other retail S&I products. Among collective investments, unit trusts and OEICs continue to be the dominant products in terms of funds under management, largely due to their open-ended nature, which is preferred by consumers over closed-ended investment trusts. Following the decline in investment trust balances as a result of the equity market downturn in 2002, the investment trust market has now recovered and both non-retail and retail sectors are growing at a steady pace. However, they continue to make up a very small proportion of retail savings & investments balances in the UK.

Reasons to Purchase

Assess the relative size and industry dynamics the UK collective investment markets to clearly identify the key strategic issues Gain a detailed view of competitive developments including comprehensive competitor data and market share information Access independent forecasts of UK unit trusts/OEICS and Investment Trusts to identify product sectors for future investment