The manager of Aviva's £1.6bn Corporate Bond fund has been reducing risk in the portfolio in the view bond markets will be affected by ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.

Ignis Asset Management has seen 38% profit growth and an increase in its AUM to £69bn, according to its half-yearly results, released today.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) has promoted joint chief investment officer Andrew November to the role of director of equities.

Investors are continuing to pile into gilts as fears deepen that the global economy could be teetering on the brink of a double-dip recession.

America's largest stock markets reported very light trading volumes on Monday as a flurry of M&A did little to reassure investors of the strength of the global recovery.

During our meetings with clients and prospects in mid-June, we expressed the view that the spring market correction - driven mainly by global macro concerns - would shift to a more positive tone as the US earnings reporting season for the second quarter...

Worse-than-expected economic data from the US last week reignited fears of a double-dip recession, but managers are cautiously optimistic the economy will remain supportive of global growth.

Querns Asset Managers' Phil Roantree has invested one-third of assets in the bond portion of his Income First fund in banks and insurers two months after the vehicle launched.

Simon James, founding partner at Gore Browne Investment Management, wades into the fee debate, urging investors to separate charges from product investment styles and returns.

The FTSE 100 opened 0.11% higher to 5,211 in early trading following a flurry of M&A activity.