Industry

A year hyped as the start of a great rotation from bonds into equities actually saw more of a trickle out of fixed income, but it was not plain sailing for bond funds.

More than 40 advisory firms have made the shortlist for the Professional Adviser Awards 2014. Is yours on the list?

Former Apollo Multi Asset Management partner Tom McGrath has returned to the industry with a new venture aimed at raising assets for small fund groups.

Last night Incisive Media held its Gold Standard Awards at the House of Commons, recognising those firms in the financial services industry with the highest standards of governance and social responsibility.

Martin Davis, newly appointed chief executive of Kames Capital, has identified multi-asset as one of the key areas of focus for product development in the coming year.

US futures firm MF Global Holding has been ordered to pay $1.2bn (£740m) in restitution to its customers over its collapse.

Jake Moeller has joined Lipper to take on the role of head of UK & Ireland research, replacing Ed Moisson who left in August to join Barings.

Former Cazenove European fund manager Chris Rice is to launch a boutique fund management firm with ex-colleague Tim Russell, Investment Week can reveal.

Australian banking giant Macquarie Group has moved to scupper Aberdeen Asset Management's deal to buy Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) after making a £500m cash offer for the business, according to reports.

Will Fletcher-Roberts, business development manager at Kames Capital, is leaving the company to take on another role in the industry.