Funds

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Austin Forey and his new co-manager Leon Eidelman are looking to add a mid-cap slant to their £1.1bn Emerging Markets fund to give performance a boost.

Jeremy Tigue's £2.6bn Foreign & Colonial investment trust has moved to satisfy income hungry shareholders after announcing a 19.7% dividend hike for 2012.

A leading equity manager warning on equity markets, the overhaul of the IMA's Absolute Return sector and Skandia's latest plans all made our top ten list of the most read stories last week.

Old Mutual Wealth CEO Paul Feeney has dispelled worries about the effects of re-registration on the group's Skandia platform after it made a £2m profit, arguing rivals are behind the curve when it comes to facilitating electronic transfers.

Investment trust veteran Douglas McDougall will step down as chairman of James Henderson's Law Debenture trust in April after 15 years of service.

Skandia, one of the UK's largest platforms, has reported a £2m profit in 2012 following a surge in funds under management.

Colin Jelley has returned to Skandia as head of wealth planning following a brief stint at St James's Place (SJP).

Aberdeen's Bruce Stout, manager of the £1.4bn Murray International trust, has urged investors to diversify out of bonds to avoid heavy losses when central banks stop the printing presses.

Skandia has announced the full list of funds which will make up its Select range, following months of negotiations with fund groups.

The board of the New Star investment trust - now run by John Duffield's Brompton Asset Management - has predicted a pull-back in markets following the recent run higher.