Investment

BlackRock has changed the name and investment objective of its Global Bond fund, managed by Scott Thiel, who will also gain two co-managers.

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Charlie Long and Nick Judge boosted the performance of the £304m GLG UK Select fund in 2014, after a rocky second quarter forced them to review the fund's risk management processes.

Legal & General Investment Management fund manager Justin Onuekwusi is considering adding Russian bond exposure to the £200m Multi-Index fund range for the first time.

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

Retail fund sales last year were at their highest level since 2010, according to the latest figures from the Investment Association (IA).

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

Carmignac Gestion's Didier Saint-Georges has said that the company is confident it can reverse the significant outflows it saw in 2014.

Apple has reported the largest quarterly earnings in corporate history, with net profit rising to $18bn in the three months to December.

JO Hambro Capital Management manager Trygve Tøraasen is set to leave the group as it seeks unitholder approval to close its All Europe Dynamic Growth fund.