Equities

Charles Martyn-Hemphill and Will Kenney at Spencer House Capital Management (SHCM) are set to join JO Hambro Investment Management (JOHIM) in February.

Artemis' William Littlewood has reduced overall net equity exposure in his £700m Strategic Assets fund in the view rising shares are vulnerable to disappointment.

Investors in US large-cap equities could benefit from up to 30% upside in 2011, says Legg Mason Capital Management's Mary Chris Gay.

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Government bonds are unlikely to deliver strong returns in a low interest rate environment going into next year, warns Jupiter CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts.

Having just reached the first anniversary of its launch, the Goldman Sachs US Equity Absolute Return portfolio provides a route, through a Ucits structure, to access the US equity market.

Swiss & Global Asset Management has expanded its range with the launch of the Julius Baer Absolute Return Europe Equity fund.

Aegon is launching a retail share class for its Inflation Linked fund.

BP is set to halve its previous £6bn annual dividend when it reinstates payouts early next year.

We round-up industry reaction to the Federal Reserve's announcement it will pump a further $600bn of stimulus into the US economy.