1998 Press releases

21 December 1998: Income Seekers Drive High November Fund Sales (with statistics attached)

8 December 1998: Stamp Duty Exemption Extended

23 November 1998: Investors Unmoved by Market Turbulence (with statistics attached)

3 November 1998: AUTIF Investment Funds Conference - Industry Promise to Revolutionise Customer Service

2 November 1998: Equities Well Ahead Over the Long Run In Spite of September's Market Falls

26 October 1998: Investment Funds Market continues to hold its strength in September (with statistics attached)

1 October 1998: CAT Marks - "Breathtakingly Irresponsible"

28 September 1998: Investment Funds Industry takes August market turbulence in its stride (with statistics attached)

17 September 1998: AUTIF calls for immediate action on ISAs

24 August 1998: Industry sales levels maintain momentum in spite of stockmarket setbacks in July (with statistics attached)

14 August 1998: 10 year savings and investments returns in perspective

4 August 1998: AUTIF School Report - Summer 98 - Parents need to try harder

30 July 1998: AUTIF welcomes Government proposals to modernise regulation of Investment Funds

29 July 1998: Double trouble facing Government plans on catmarking

27 July 1998: Regular saves maintain buoyancy of fund sales (with statistics attached)

2 July 1998: Investment funds reject 'Which?' criticisms

29 June 1998: May Unit Trust Funds under management remain buoyant at £191 billion (with statistics attached)

11 June 1998: Product regulation and benchmarking

26 May 1998: April unit trust sales reach all time high of £5.3 billion (with statistics attached)

7 May 1998: AUTIF's research shows widespread consumer misunderstanding on pensions

1 May 1998: Equity vs. Deposits over the Long Term

30 April 1998: AUTIF announces new appointments to its Executive Committee

27 April 1998: Unit trust PEP sales hit a record £7.3 billion in 1997/8 tax year (with statistics attached)

24 April 1998: AUTIF bulletin outlines industry's plans for OEICs

8 April 1998: Step by step guide to self assessment for the unit trust investor

30 March 1998: PEP sales pick up momentum in February (with statistics attached)

17 March 1998: AUTIF welcomes Chancellor's ISA plans

12 March 1998: AUTIF's research reveals poor consumer understanding of 'endowment' products

27 February 1998: AUTIF electronic commerce project

23 February 1998: Unit trust retail sales slow in January (with statistics attached)

2 February 1998: AUTIF announces initial results of new financial awareness & consumer education tracking study

30 January 1998: New Unit Trust 'Managed Fund' sector goes live

26 January 1998: Record £7 billion Unit Trusts and PEPs sold to private investors (with statistics attached)

23 January 1998: Mutual funds are ideal instrument to solve European pension crisis