Artemis

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has awarded mandates on its UK Best Ideas and Global Best Ideas funds to Artemis' Global Growth manager Tim Steer.

John Dodd and Richard Hulf, managers of the £84m Artemis Global Energy fund, are reducing exposure to eurozone-domiciled assets as they refine their approach to stock selection.

Former BlackRock analyst Burstow to run new Global Mining offering for Barings, with mandate to invest in mining equities across cap scale.

William Littlewood's £910m Artemis Strategic Assets fund has initiated positions in battered retailers HomeServe and Home Retail Group in the belief their share price falls are overdone.

Artemis' James Foster has challenged Germany's appetite to stay in the eurozone in its current form after another tumultuous week of market activity.

Artemis' William Littlewood has said he expects eurozone policymakers to begin printing money in order to save the single currency.

Schroders' Richard Buxton has revealed he was congratulated by Artemis' Tim Steer for holding tech firm Autonomy as it received a bid approach - a time when Steer was shorting the stock.

Artemis' James Foster expects Greece will exit the eurozone within six months - and possibly as soon as December - with Europe forced to act because the Greeks are unwilling to tackle the crisis.

Artemis' Simon Edelsten and Alex Illingworth have sold their position in Google but have been buying other advertising plays on the dips in global markets.

Artemis has hired former M&G fund manager Rosanna Burcheri to run its newly launched Global Select fund alongside Simon Edelsten and Alex Illingworth.