Nine Aberdeen funds have made Tilney Bestinvest's 'dog list' of underperforming funds, as the SWIP acquisition and a US underweight in its global funds dragged on performance.

Vestra Wealth has hired three investment managers, all specialising in global multi-asset portfolios, from UBS and Julius Baer.

Zurich has expanded its platform offering to include a discretionary fund management service for the first time.

BP group chief executive Bob Dudley is expecting oil to remain at current low levels for up to three years, leading to job losses and falling investment in the oil sector.

Giles Hargreave has predicted small caps could suffer a difficult year as investors prepare for a weaker equity market in 2015.

Old Mutual Global Investors' head of equities Richard Buxton has said he is 'deeply sceptical' of the impact quantitative easing will have on the eurozone.

L&G Investment Management (LGIM) has restructured its senior team to reflect a pair of new roles, a retirement and several promotions.

The Shanghai Composite has closed down 7.7% this morning, its biggest loss in over six years, after a crackdown on margin lending at domestic brokerages.

J.P Morgan Asset Management Jamie Farquhar has joined Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research as director of business development.

A week of dramatic FX moves has highlighted the importance of currency positioning for global equity fund managers and fund buyers, as they try to cushion portfolios against the impact of multi-speed central bank policies.