Multi-asset

Henderson Global Investors is to merge the three Gartmore Multi-Manager funds run by Tony Lanning and Bill McQuaker into its own range as part of an overhaul of its offering.

Nathaniel Rothschild emphasised his status as one of the most powerful brokers in the booming commodities market yesterday as he unveiled plans to raise £1bn in just 11 days.

Former Gartmore multi-manager duo Ari Towli and Nick Roberts have joined John Husselbee's multi-asset boutique North Investment Partners.

BP is preparing to sell its stake in a joint venture with TNK to Rosneft in an effort to rescue the landmark deal with the Russian state oil company, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

Natural gas equities are offering 70% upside from current lows as the soaring price of crude oil boosts demand for gas, according to Investec's Jonathan Waghorn.

Will Roberts of Charles Stanley highlights a mega cap offering exposure to the commodities super cycle .

ON ASSET ALLOCATION

BlackRock's Richard Davis talks to Joanna Faith about the motivation behind the recent launch of his World Resources Income fund and his outlook for the commodities sector following the recent sell-off.

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panellists from Threadneedle, Western Asset, Standard & Poor's and Ignis discussed absolute returns income.

That the IMA was surprised by the furore over its classifications of the Managed sectors speaks volumes for the mess in which the trade body finds itself mired.