Standard Life

Standard Life Investments has re-opened Harry Nimmo's UK Smaller Companies fund to investors via its wrap, following a wave of outflows.

Glencore is under pressure to improve the terms of its $30bn offer for Xstrata after the latter proposed new compensation arrangements, and a leading shareholder came out against the deal.

There are too many small, illiquid investment companies within the closed-ended sector which will struggle to win a place on wealth manager buy lists post-RDR, argues Standard Life Investments.

The growth of DFM-style management is a triumph for the idea investment solutions should focus on client needs.

FUND SELECTION

Standard Life has restructured its top tier management team, with Paul Matthews taking additional responsibility for the firm's European operations.

UK income funds face a new threat from the eurozone crisis if the pound continues to strengthen against the single currency, leading managers have said.

A great deal has been written in recent years about the fund manager merry-go-round. But which sector has lost more managers than most? Kira Nickerson investigates.

JAPAN

The chief executive of Xstrata is in line for a £75m payday as head of the company created from a merger of the miner with commodities giant Glencore.