Barings has added a multi-asset fund to its range with the launch of a Euro Dynamic Asset Allocation fund.
Schroders today announced it is in talks with Cazenove Capital about a potential takeover of the group, as the FTSE 100 giant moves to fill a Richard Buxton-shaped hole in its UK equity desk.
US regulators are scrutinising whether prices are being manipulated in the world's largest gold market, based in London.
Investors question whether gold has lost its shine as China growth picks up and US shows signs of recovery.
The Absolute Return sector - soon to be renamed Targeted Absolute Return - has often divided investors, particularly during down markets when some funds have failed to deliver a positive return.