Non-advised platform assets under administration will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 71% between 2011 and 2014, according to figures from Deloitte.
Glencore is under pressure to improve the terms of its $30bn offer for Xstrata after the latter proposed new compensation arrangements, and a leading shareholder came out against the deal.
F&C has made a "very significant saving" after the Court of Appeal reduced the amount the group has to pay to two hedge fund managers following a 2011 High Court case.
SWIP's James Clunie has said he is shorting Unilever in the belief the market is "very complacent" over the stock's resilience.
Fixed income managers using credit default swaps as hedges are exposing themselves to 'very dangerous positions' due to price dislocation between the derivatives and the underlying market, said Kames Capital's Stephen Snowden.
HSBC Income fund of funds manager Julian York said his policy of "not looking to shoot the lights out" has helped guide him to the top quartile of the IMA Mixed Investment 20-60% Shares sector.
Investec has extended its Latin American equity range with the launch of a smaller companies fund run out of the Americas by LatAm specialist Compass Group.
Investors have suggested the eurozone crisis has not yet reached another critical stage, despite a €100bn bailout of Spanish banks failing to prevent the country's borrowing costs reaching record highs.