Multi-asset

Commodity markets have divided African nations in to two blocks; the importers and the exporters.

Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Mike Brooks from Baillie Gifford as co-lead manager on its Diversified Growth strategy, alongside Mike Turner.

Guinness founder and CIO Tim Guinness has said the problems in Greece will not spark a fresh banking crisis even if the beleaguered nation is forced to exit the euro.

Investment Quorum has unveiled a series of funds it is backing to navigate currency wars and unpredictable central bank action in 2015, said the group's CIO Peter Lowman.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is on course to win a $1m bet that the humble index tracker will produce better returns than a complex hedge fund.

How asset classes have come of age since 1995

Former Miton fund manager James Sullivan has unveiled the top 10 holdings in one of the first fund offerings from new firm Coram Asset Management, revealing significant exposure to Asia.

A rise in global M&A activity could offer investors a new source of diversification in future, according to Franklin Templeton's David Saunders.

The core-satellite conundrum

Hermes product specialist Mike Rimmer has joined Premier Asset Management to work as part of its multi-asset team.