GAM

Niall Gallagher, European equities manager at GAM, has found value in unloved peripheral European equities overlooked by risk-averse investors.

GAM's China star manager Mansfield Mok is set to leave the firm to join Swiss private bank and asset manager EFG Asset Management (EFGAM).

Investors are concerned recent sharp moves in Apple's share price are distorting returns for the wider US market, suggesting some indices may have to be rebalanced to lessen the tech giant's dominance.

GAM has launched the GAM Star Emerging Equity fund, to be managed by Tim Love and Joaquim Nogueira.

TECHNOLOGY

GAM has joined forces with Barclays Capital to launch a mult-asset product offering access to Barclays' quantitative indices.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned investors against dealing with a clone of asset manager GAM.

GAM Asset Management has launched a UCITS version of its offshore catastrophe bond fund.

Mansfield Mok, co-manager of the £812m GAM Star China Equity fund, has begun reversing his stance from defensive to growth as share prices discount a bleak outlook.

Google stock could rise as much as 25% to $700 per share, managers say, as the tech giant's latest earnings report showed impressive profit growth.