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Aviva's Jeremy Charles has joined Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) as an investment director on the UK equities team.

Osmosis Investment Management has announced its climate solutions ETF is now quoted in sterling as well as US dollars on the London Stock Exchange.

Investors should switch out of equity income offerings from Axa's George Luckraft and Jupiter's Tony Nutt following underperformance, according to Principal Investment Management.

Neil Gregson is cutting exposure to gold mining stocks in the City Natural Resources High Yield trust as he sees better value in base metal miners.

The manager of the £109m J.P. Morgan Mid Cap investment trust has significantly reduced the fund's gearing on concerns over the UK economic outlook.

Environmental investment specialist Foresight is hoping to raise £40m for the launch of its new Solar VCT.

Actively managed ETFs that aim to outperform a given benchmark need transparent and efficient servicing processes to be competitive, according to State Street.

Fidelity has appointed Pete Burtonshaw as head of platforms with overall responsibility for both FundsNetwork and the DC propositions.

The board of George Luckraft's Framlington Innovative Growth trust is seeking shareholder approval to change its investment strategy.

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