Equities

Kames Capital is to manage the latest addition to Aegon's fund range, a High Income fund intended to help investors take advantage of pension rule changes.

Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) has appointed a new Asian equities team headed by Joshua Crabb, previously at BlackRock.

Polar Capital has hired Nick Davis from Threadneedle to launch a new European equity income franchise later this year.

Michael Clements and Claire Manson are to take over management of the Oyster range of European equity funds after being hired by Swiss group Syz & Co.

Royal Bank of Scotland could be forced to plug a £5.6bn deficit in its pensions scheme if Scotland votes Yes on Thursday.

Shares in drinks giant SABMiller soared today after its failed attempts to buy Heineken prompted speculation the group itself could be taken over by Belgian rival Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev.

M&G's Global Dividend fund has had a setback in performance this year as a number of stocks disappointed with dividend cuts, but manager Stuart Rhodes remains convinced the companies can increase payouts from here.

Artemis has opened the offer period for three of the five funds it intends to launch for the former Threadneedle US equities team led by Cormac Weldon and Stephen Moore.

Fund boutique Alquity has launched a concentrated emerging market equity fund investing in stocks that meet its responsible investment criteria.

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