Multi-Asset

ETF flow data from iShares reveals investors have been selling equities and buying bonds in the first quarter of the year, with the five top-selling ETFs all belonging to the fixed income space.

Premier Asset Management has expanded its multi-asset team with the appointment of Nick Kelsall.

City Financial is to acquire Guinness family office Iveagh's funds arm in a deal that will see Chris Wyllie move to the boutique fund house, Investment Week can reveal.

F&C Investments has hired ex-Aberdeen manager Scott Spencer to work on its multi-manager team, reuniting him with Gary Potter and Rob Burdett.

Richard Romer-Lee's Square Mile consultancy has poached another research analyst from Morningstar OBSR as head of risk based solutions research.

Kames Capital is launching a diversified income fund for Vincent McEntegart, a portfolio manager on its multi-asset team.

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BlackRock has launched a multi-asset emerging markets fund for Jeff Shen, head of its emerging markets team.

As revealed by Investment Week last Friday, Zurich is launching Zurich Horizon Investment Solutions, a new investment proposition comprising a range of risk profiled funds managed by Threadneedle Investments.

David Jane, founder of Darwin Investment Managers, has named the five investment themes he is backing in his multi-asset fund to outperform this year.