NEST Corp has announced F&C Asset Management will run its ethical fund.
The Japan crisis will trigger a global commodity boom as it requires more raw materials to rebuild its decimated infrastructure, says HSBC's chief economist Stephen King.
HSBC Global Asset Management has named Andy Clark as head of wholesale for EMEA, a role created as part of the bank's move to grow across the region.
HSBC's Douglas Helfer, manager of the £240m GIF Russia Equity fund, has boosted his overweight position in energy since the start of the year, funded by profit-taking in materials.
Investors in the top 10 hedge funds reaped returns of $28bn (£17.2bn) in the second half of last year alone, according to new data.
The soaring price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil is set to hit $90 dollars a barrel this year, adding 20% to the earnings forecasts of Russian oil producers, says HSBC.
Guy de Blonay has turned over 20% of the £900m Jupiter Financial Opportunities fund, selling out of major Chinese banks and buying into US financials.
The Indian equity market has fallen 18% and seen a $1.5bn outflow of foreign investment since the start of the year as inflation fears drive investors back to developed markets.
HSBC Global Asset Management has launched two emerging market debt funds for its latest hire Guillermo Osses, head of GEM portfolio management.