Equities

Newton Investment Management's Jason Pidcock is leaving the group to set up an Asian income strategy at Jupiter.

RWC's income managers Ian Lance and Nick Purves are continuing to run significant cash weightings in their portfolios on the view markets are "more than 20% overvalued".

PIMCO's global equities CIO Virginie Maisonneuve is to leave the firm just 18 months after joining the group, as it closes two equity funds.

Findlay Park has launched a sterling unhedged share class for its American and Latin American funds, to allow investors to manage their own currency exposure.

Mismatched timeframes across the investment industry are leading managers to obsess over equity volatility according to James Budden, director of retail marketing and distribution at Baillie Gifford

Baillie Gifford's Ian Tabberer, manager of the £475m American fund, has left the firm.

Schroders has reported a strong first quarter, with profits rising as the group reported strong net inflows into its funds.

Need for financial tests for investors

Market movements are pushing Fidelity global equity manager Jeremy Podger to consider companies outside his traditional sectors as he looks further afield for value.

Why investors must avoid 'naive diversification'