Multi-asset

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.

Miton's David Jane said an underweight to oil, currency hedging and exposure to long-dated debt has helped drive performance on his multi-asset portfolios since the start of the fourth quarter.

Investor sentiment warmed towards Japanese equities and gold in January, while attitudes to most other asset classes declined, a Lloyds Private Bank survey has revealed.

Brooks Macdonald's Mark Watson has joined Morningstar as director of UK intermediary sales.

Royal Dutch Shell is planning to slash its spending by $15bn over the next three years, following a collapse in the oil price.

Standard Life Investments' GARS team have outlined their key themes and strategies as the £20bn fund positions for the year ahead.

Angry investors are planning legal action against the regulator in a bid to claw back losses they claim its predecessor caused when it branded their traded life settlement investments "toxic".

The Kijani Commodity fund has moved its domicile to target UK and European investors after a year in which it returned more than 20%.