Pictet

Biotech, digital communications and clean energy have been the three best performing themes in Pictet's Global Megatrends Selection fund this year.

COMMODITIES

Baring Asset Management (Barings) has revamped its emerging market equity team, hiring a new head to replace outgoing Roberto Lampl.

ETHICAL

Two of Pictet's emerging markets team, including Russia fund manager Peter Jarvis, have left Pictet Asset Management(PAM), Investment Week can reveal.

Investors' desperate search for income continues as rumours abound of the possibility of negative interest rates and bond yields remain at record low levels.

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ENERGY

Pictet Asset Management has launched an Emerging Corporate Bonds fund for recently appointed head of emerging credit Alain Nsiona Defise.

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