Managed funds

I think 2010 could surprise the sceptics, many of whom were wrong-footed by the 2009 rally.

Aberdeen has acquired £13.5bn of long-only multi-manager and fund of hedge fund assets from RBS Asset Management for £84.7m.

F&C's multi-manager team has added L&G Managed Monthly Income to the bond portion of its Lifestyle Defensive portfolio.

T.Bailey is capping the TER of its new passive international equity fund at 0.99% for the leading unit class.

SWIP has launched its third multi-manager vehicle for duo Mark Harries and Simon Wood, the Optimal Multi-Asset fund.

Henderson's Bill McQuaker is coming to the multi-manager party with a different perspective

On the whole, 2009 is likely to be remembered as an extremely good year for risky assets, with equities as well as corporate bond markets posting stellar performance, albeit not without considerable volatility.

Standard & Poor's has awarded four HSBC Global Asset Management tracker funds an AAA rating, including the recently merged American Index portfolio.

The seven key considerations to bear in mind for AA investments

HSBC Global Asset Management will merge its £26m American Growth fund into its £99m American Index portfolio following the former's struggle to outperform its benchmark.