Asset allocators are refusing to be swayed by a recent rally in commodity prices, saying the bounce is far from sustainable for a sector which remains "on life support".
Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to buy BG Group for £47bn in one of the largest deals of all time.
Oil prices are expected to remain under pressure in the near term as global supply continues to outstrip demand, according to Martin Arnold, director and global FX & commodity strategist at ETF Securities.
BlackRock Natural Resources Growth & Income
BlackRock's Catherine Raw, co-manager of the group's World Mining trust, is to exit the business next month.
Commodities warning on global growth
One of the opportunities emerging from the resources scarcity challenge is replacement technologies and the adoption of ‘smart' materials. Pieter Busscher, manager of the RobecoSAM Smart Materials fund, highlights the sectors set to grow in popularity...
Two natural resources managers have said commodity-related equities have now reached a floor following several months of falls.
Investec Asset Management's Bradley George is leaving his role as head of commodities and resources to take up a senior position with the group in the US.