Equities

Ignis has restructured its UK equity team resulting in the departure of the head of desk and four analysts from the team.

Threadneedle's Simon Brazier has revealed the three factors he believes could stall the UK's "muted economic growth".

Barings' James Syme and Paul Wimborne are joining J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) to launch a new emerging markets fund later this year.

DEMAND FOR EURO WILL RETURN

Legg Mason's heavyweight managers are uber-bulls on the US corporate sector across the market cap spectrum, with Chuck Royce predicting a rebound in small caps and Bill Miller seeing a return to form with his large-cap holdings.

Turkey is unlikely to suffer any contagion effects from the events in Egypt, says Jupiter's Elena Shaftan, but she warns the most dangerous time for investors will be after the country's next election on 4 June.

The Egyptian crisis has boosted the price of oil to a two-year high but sent equity markets lower, causing some managers to warn of contagion risk to the global economic recovery.

Kate Barker, a former leading member of the Bank of England's MPC, has warned the UK economy could be only part way through the financial crisis.

Europe should relieve Greece of a third of its debt burden as the country's programme of cuts will only stifle economic growth, says Mohamed El-Erian.

AXA's multi-manager firm Architas is planning to launch a series of Ucits ‘distributor' funds midway through this year as part of a push into Europe.