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Richard Plackett has bought back into UK banks for the first time since the financial crisis in his BlackRock UK Special Situations fund as the sector begins to show signs of improvement.

Some of the UK's largest fund houses are considering launching retail share classes with a 0% AMC rather than provide platforms with ‘super clean' alternatives.

Mirabaud Asset Management has poached AXA Investment Management's Anu Narula to run a new global equity portfolio.

Nigel Bolton, head of the BlackRock European equity team, has picked his winners from among Europe's unloved sectors as equity valuations fall to '100-year lows'.

Multi-asset managers have been moving back into property for the first time since the financial crisis, as higher income levels from the sector attract yield-hungry investors.

A look at what might be on the regulatory horizon for wealth managers was a story which caught our readers' attention this week.

BlackRock has hired Daniel Whitestone from UBS to bolster its UK small- and mid-cap equities team.

Andrew Bell, chairman of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), has warned many boards have not moved quickly enough to reduce charges on their investment trusts.

BlackRock has agreed to acquire private equity real estate adviser firm MGPA for an undisclosed sum.

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