Rathbone Brothers has seen a 15.6% increase in funds under management in the first three quarters of the year, with flows accelerating in Q3.

Multi-asset investors are returning to Chinese equities, as fears of a ‘hard landing' subside and the local economy shows signs of improvement.

Political uncertainty in the US has caused the dollar to weaken, forcing many investors to reverse their long positions in the currency to a more neutral stance.

News that the UK's best known fund manager Neil Woodford is leaving Invesco Perpetual after 25 years has caused leading fund brokers to suspend their ratings of his portfolios.

HSBC Global Asset Management has launched the GIF Global Short Duration High Yield Bond fund for recent hire Mary Bowers.

Legg Mason Global Asset Management has launched a Dublin-domiciled senior loans fund through its largest subsidiary Western Asset Management.

Ignis Asset Management has launched the Luxembourg-domiciled Ignis Global Macro Government Bond Fund for Russ Oxley, head of rates.

Martin Currie has appointed Michael Millar as an investment manager on its Asian equities team.

Five colleagues of the hedge fund fraudster Bernard Madoff are awaiting trial on Tuesday, following a five-year probe into one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history.

Soaring demand from retail investors for Royal Mail shares has pushed the estimated opening share value above £4.00.