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Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has expanded its global strategy team with the appointment of Kenneth Anderson as investment director.

BlackRock's Will Landers on the prospects for a rapidly growing market spurred by commodity demand.

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BlackRock's Bob Doll said stock prices need to rise and bond prices need to fall before American investors will buy US stocks again.

BlackRock's Richard Plackett, manager of the £1.5bn UK Special Situations fund, has been rotating out of large-cap defensive stocks and adding to small and mid caps, reflecting his more optimistic outlook on the world economy.

S&P Capital IQ has revealed its pick of the best funds with a decade-long track record, as it introduces a new 10-year grading system.

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BlackRock is overhauling the investment objective of its Global Equity fund and plans to boost exposure to emerging market equities.

BlackRock's Bob Doll has warned equities look due a correction in the near term, but said any sell-off would likely be short-lived, with the global outlook little changed by recent events.