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Schroders has launched a high conviction European equities fund for head of European equities Rory Bateman.

Schroders is to hard-close its US Mid Cap fund due to soaring inflows.

Schroders is this month launching the UK Core fund, the first in a suite of low cost actively-managed products, for Richard Buxton's UK equity team.

Oil prices should fall back in the near term provided unrest is contained within Libya, says Schroders' CIO Alan Brown.

Schroders' chief economist Keith Wade says higher commodity prices are hampering economic growth as soaring oil and food costs take their toll on consumers.

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Schroders' Richard Buxton believes the Bank of England will hold off on raising interest rates this year despite his forecast inflation could reach 5%.

Schroders' Matthew Dobbs is 6% underweight in financials in the group's £84m Asian Alpha Plus fund as the manager attempts to safeguard against rising interest rates in China.

Schroders has launched two absolute return currency funds, aiming to offer low risk cash plus returns from actively managed portfolios.

Schroders' head of multi-manager Andrew Yeadon has left the firm after a merger of its multi-manager and multi-asset teams.