Investec multi-asset duo Philip Saunders and Max King (pictured) share their top 10 global investment themes for 2013.

Carmignac Gestion has hired Vincent Steenman from Zadig Asset Management to take over management of its Market Neutral fund from Maxime Carmignac.

Hargreaves Lansdown CEO Ian Gorham has sold an interest in 750,000 of the group's shares for £3.35m and reinvested half the proceeds back in the company.

Henderson non-executive chairman Rupert Pennant-Rea is to stand down in May 2013 as the asset manager unveils a corporate restructure.

The US Federal Reserve has expanded the scope of its quantitative easing programme and suggested interest rates will not rise until US unemployment falls below 6.5%.

Threadneedle head of distribution Campbell Fleming is to become chief executive of the asset manager as current CEO Crispin Henderson moves to a new role at parent group Ameriprise Financial.

HSBC and Standard Chartered have agreed record settlements over money laundering allegations as the former agrees to pay $1.9bn to US regulators.

Equity markets have been given a boost by the latest monthly jobs figures from the US which show a further fall in the unemployment rate in November.

Multi-asset managers are exploring alternative low-risk bond investments as they prepare their portfolios for a more constrained fixed income environment in 2013.

Jupiter's Anthony Nutt has said now is a "good time" to retire despite markets offering what he sees as the best investment opportunity in over a decade.