Global Equities

Standard Life Investments' Global Absolute Return Strategies fund has suffered its first quarterly loss since mid-2013 in the three months to 30 June after it was caught up in the market volatility seen in the second quarter.

Nikko Asset Management is launching two new strategies in the UK this month, investing in global equities and multi-asset respectively.

Giles Parkinson, who resigned from Artemis earlier this month, has joined Aviva Investors as a global equities fund manager.

Nick Train and Michael Lindsell have added the first new stock to their global or UK portfolios since 2012 after buying in to PepsiCo.

The managers of the £3.4bn Scottish Mortgage trust said they need to 'renew their thinking' about some of the portfolio's key themes, after seeing opportunities become "exhausted" in the last few years.

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

Odey's Tim Bond has joined the board of Law Debenture investment trust, after being voted in at its 2015 AGM.

European equities have shot to the top of investors' list of priorities since the start of the year, but which global funds have positioned themselves to ride the rally?

Troy Asset Management has renamed its Trojan Capital fund to reflect the portfolio's increasingly global remit.

Alliance Trust's head of equities, Peter Michaelis, said an increased focus on sustainability has driven a number of significant changes to the group's £2.5bn flagship global trust over recent months.