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Up to 180 offshore funds will be listed in IMA sectors from 1 April, with the majority already admitted set to reside in the Specialist category.

Schroders' Richard Buxton, manager of the £1.85bn Schroder UK Alpha Plus fund, has been topping up holdings in British Airways during periods of weakness caused by uncertainty over the airline's industrial action.

Schroders manager Nathan Gibbs is bullish on Japan, believing many of its ‘problems' have been misconstrued by the investment industry

UK equities, emerging markets, global equities and income funds are the top four asset classes IFAs expect to be recommending to clients this year.

Fisch Asset Management is planning to increase exposure to Japan in the Global Convertible fund it manages for Schroders.

Schroders'Simon Webber is planning to increase exposure to renewable stocks believing prices are about to reach rock bottom.

Investec's Alastair Mundy has won Morningstar's inaugural qualitative award category: the Morningstar UK Equity Fund Manager of the Year award.

While the rise of global equity markets over the past year has been extraordinary, it is good to put it into context.

The Japanese market has been a laggard in the broad equity market recovery that began in March last year.

Schroders plans to launch a new high conviction global equity fund, Schroder Global Alpha Plus, in May.