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Swip's head of multi-manager Mark Harries has moved his portfolios towards absolute return bond funds as investors become jittery on some parts of the fixed income market.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) launches its Strategic Bond fund on Monday, managed by Roger Webb and Luke Hickmore.

Swip's Graeme Caughey says the group could look to reduce gilt holdings over the next year on inflation concerns.

The UK's worst-performing funds have seen their assets swell by £1bn since the start of the year, research from Chelsea Financial Services shows.

Swip Property Trust manager Gerry Ferguson uses recently acquired powers to ensure constant liquidity in portfolio

Swip head of international equities Michael McNaught-Davis believes the possibility of slipping back into a global bear market has increased to 40% in recent weeks.

Alliance Trust's new corporate bond fund is set to launch with half its holdings in senior bank debt.

Property fund manager Clavis Walden has delayed launching a planned UK commercial property fund, pointing to investor uncertainty in the face of macroeconomic instability.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has appointed Tracy Fennell as head of marketing.

Alliance Trust Asset Management is renaming its two Premier-branded funds as the final step towards bringing the funds in house.