SVM Asset Management's Colin McLean believes the case for investing in gold miners has gained impetus from bullion's recent performance in sterling terms.

Investment boutique VAM Funds is seeking Ucits authorisation for two funds in Luxembourg, to distribute them in the UK.

Peter Pearson Lund, chief executive of Rathbones Unit Trust Management, says he would go "straight back into markets" now given the outlook for them, if he were not retiring from the City after 40 years at the end of this month.

Of all the jobs in the long/short world, running an emerging markets hedge fund is probably the toughest.

SVM Asset Management's Colin McLean is increasingly positive about the UK media sector.

Old Mutual Asset Managers is to launch a Dublin-domiciled UK equities absolute return fund to be run by Luke Kerr.

Aviva Investors is to launch absolute return funds across a range of asset classes this year, according to group chief executive Andrew Moss.

The directors of Nevsky Capital's $3.3bn hedge fund are thought not to be actively planning to recruit replacement managers when incumbents Martin Taylor and Nick Barnes step down in 12 months.

Aviva Investors has launched its fourth structured product linked to the FTSE 100 index.

Nevsky Capital's Martin Taylor and Nick Barnes are to resign their duties on the firm's flagship emerging markets hedge fund in 12 months' time.