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Investment Quorum has unveiled a series of funds it is backing to navigate currency wars and unpredictable central bank action in 2015, said the group's CIO Peter Lowman.

Woodford Investment Management (WIM) is seeking to raise an initial £200m for the launch of the Woodford Patient Capital investment trust, a portfolio of 50-100 quoted and unquoted businesses.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is on course to win a $1m bet that the humble index tracker will produce better returns than a complex hedge fund.

Research firm FundCalibre has ranked Unicorn as the top-performing equity house of the past five years, with Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) topping a ranking of generalist managers.

Canaccord Genuity has criticised 'complacent' investment trust boards in a new report, suggesting they must modernise if they are to compete effectively in the funds market.

Investors may soon be entering a brave new world of zero yield corporate bonds, according to M&G fixed income manager James Tomlins.

BlackRock's Justin Christofel has been increasing his exposure to bond ETFs in order to minimise fixed income liquidity risk in the £1.2bn Global Multi-Asset Income fund.

The Investment Association (IA) is consulting members on a reorganisation of its sector structure as it seeks to better accommodate 'outcome-focused' funds.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has restricted Greece's access to cheap liquidity on concerns its new government is not committed to existing bailout pledges.

Peter Lees has resigned from F&C, two months after handing over his UK equity fund to other managers.