M&G Investments is set to close its Global Real Estate Securities fund after the departure of manager Gillian Tiltman prompted outflows from the strategy.
Architas is launching a global multi-asset fund for CIO Caspar Rock as demand for income-generating products continues to grow.
Invesco Perpetual has boosted its Global Targeted Returns team as assets in the UK-based strategy top £1bn, 18 months after launch.
Geopolitics is likely to play a big part in the direction of markets and investors must play close attention to events in Russia and the Middle East, according to Smith & Williamson's James Burns.
The fear of a return to an environment similar to that seen in 2008 still seems to be a topic on people's minds, writes Absolute Return Partners' Niels Jensen.
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.
Hedge fund manager Man Group has agreed to acquire fund boutique NewSmith for an undisclosed sum.