Former Western Asset Management bond specialist Rajeev De Mello is joining Schroders as head of Asian fixed income on 1 July.
JPM, HSBC and Schroders among first big groups to look to low-cost active fund space.
Aberdeen and Schroders have rejected Glencore after its listing this month, according to the commodities giants' share register.
Schroders is converting its £380m Strategic Bond fund into an absolute return portfolio in anticipation of rising interest rates.
Aymeric Forest has joined Schroders' multi-asset business as a fund manager, reporting to Johanna Kyrklund, head of multi-asset investments.
Schroders has appointed Kate Jones as head of investment services, to help develop its global investment management and research platform.
Schroders' behemoth Income fund has had one of its worst periods of performance relative to peers following the handover to managers Kevin Murphy and Nick Kirrage.
Richard Buxton has "controversially" started investing in UK domestic stocks despite the significant headwinds facing consumers this year.
Schroders has unveiled an ISF Euro Credit Duration Hedged fund for head of UK and European credit strategies Adam Cordery.