Europe

F&C's European equities manager Mark Nichols is leaving his role to join Columbia Threadneedle Investments as portfolio manager in its European equities team.

Deutsche Bank could move parts of its business from the UK to Germany if a referendum ends the UK's membership of the European Union.

Britain's foreign secretary Philip Hammond has echoed Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's calls for a 'fast' referendum on Britain's place in the EU.

Exchange-traded product provider WisdomTree has launched the sterling hedged WisdomTree Germany Equity UCITS ETF on the London Stock Exchange.

Mirabaud Asset Management has expanded its European desk with the appointment of a Spanish equities specialist.

Crispin Odey's flagship portfolio sustained heavy losses last month after the manager appeared to be caught out by a move in the Australian dollar.

Rory Powe, recently appointed manager of the GLG Continental European fund, turned over 95% of the portfolio on day one of his tenure as he sought to skew the portfolio towards the market leaders he favours.

Global economic growth could be described as modest at best, so the implications of Greece defaulting on its debt and potentially exiting the EU do not bear thinking about, says Investment Quorum's Peter Lowman.

Pioneer Investments has reached an agreement to merge with Santander Asset Management, creating one of the largest European asset management groups by AUM.

Fund administration firm Maitland has boosted its assets under administration from £6.2bn to £140bn by acquiring UK business Phoenix Fund Services.