The FTSE 100 gained more than 80 points in early trading while global markets leapt higher overnight, lifted by the Federal Reserve's latest round of quantitative easing.

The Federal Reserve has unleashed a third round of quantitative easing to support the US economy following a wave of poor data and a weakening labour market.

Insight Investment Management is set to acquire currency specialist Pareto Investment Management early next year.

Apollo Multi Asset's Tom McGrath considers the possible unintended consequences of Fed chief Ben Bernanke unleashing a third round of quantitative easing at the upcoming meeting.

Henderson is launching a European high yield bond fund for fixed income duo Stephen Thariyan and Chris Bullock.

Global equities manager Wes McCoy has rejoined Standard Life Investments after taking a break from the industry.

Tim Barker has joined Old Mutual Asset Managers as head of credit research within the group's fixed income and macro team.

Henderson's Richard Pease has named New Star founder John Duffield as the person who has had the greatest influence on his career.

Henderson's Richard Pease has predicted a ‘stampede' into European equities as soon as the government bond bubble bursts and investors begin demanding better real returns.

Schroders has widened the scope of three of its leading bond funds to allow the managers to use derivatives more widely within their portfolios.