For immediate release: Tuesday 12 July 2005

‘THE MANAGERS’ - A FREE, UPDATED LIST OF CONTACT DETAILS FOR MANAGERS OF RETAIL INVESTMENT FUNDS

The Investment Management Association has updated its free annual publication ‘The Managers’.  The brochure provides a comprehensive list of contact details for managers of authorised investment funds, detailing the names, addresses, websites, telephone and fax numbers for all members of the IMA who sell funds to the public.

In addition to detailing contact information, ‘The Managers’ also includes the following useful information for each member company:

• The number of funds managed by each company;
• The availability of PEP transfers, ISAs and share exchange facilities;
• The availability of monthly savings schemes for unit trusts, OEICs and ISAs.

Mona Patel, Head of Communications at IMA commented:

“The information provided in ‘The Managers’ is a useful tool for potential investors who wish to check what is offered by different fund management houses. The brochure is designed to enable investors to contact management companies for information as part of the process of making their investment decisions.”

For a copy of this publication and other free guides offered by the IMA please contact the Investment Factline on 020 7269 4639 or visit the IMA website at www.investmentuk.org

Click here for a copy of The Managers.

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For further information, please contact:
Helen Stephenson, Communications Officer, IMA, 020 7831 0898

Out of hours contact:
Mona Patel, Head of Communications, IMA, 07834 089332