Schroders head of global equities Virginie Maisonneuve believes the US economy is in a volatile state between weak macro data and strong corporate results.
Alex Illingworth, the former manager Insight Evergreen fund manager, has joined the global equity team at Mirabaud Investment Management.
Asset manager Neuberger Berman Europe is launching a Ucits III global equity fund
Artemis' new Global Equity Income fund will have the ability to go short and is set to launch with strong exposure to the US and Europe.
Majedie Asset Management has poached Odey duo Simon Todd and Michael Nickson to run the group's new global equity business.
As we move further away from the financial meltdown in the autumn of 2008, investors are once again focused on investment returns, leading to the consideration of higher alpha approaches to global equity investing.
Swip head of international equities Michael McNaught-Davis believes the possibility of slipping back into a global bear market has increased to 40% in recent weeks.