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iShares has streamlined its European ETF range and significantly reduced fees on a range of funds following the acquisition of Credit Suisse's ETF arm earlier this year.

Fidelity Worldwide Investment is to expand its equity income franchise with the launch of a Global Enhanced Income fund for manager Dan Roberts.

Aberdeen Asset Management has seen net outflows of £1.2bn in the two months to 31 August, pushing AUM down 4% over the period.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will still be looking for coalition partners, despite being on course to celebrate the strongest election result since Helmut Kohl's post-reunification victory of 1990.

Broadly speaking, the investment story of 2013 so far has been one of soaring developed world equity markets but slumping bond returns. But how has that translated in terms of fund flows in the UK?

Neptune's profits before tax fell nearly 40% in 2012, with assets under management down 7.5%, after what the group called an "extremely difficult year for equity investors".

iShares has launched two interest rate-hedged ETFs in a bid to offer investors exposure to corporate bonds while mitigating the risk of rising benchmark yields.

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has compared the Federal Reserve to a giant - and successful - hedge fund, after the central bank opted not to taper its asset purchase programme on Wednesday evening.

Jupiter's Merlin multi-manager team have added Jim Leaviss' M&G Global Macro Bond fund to their Merlin range as they adjust the portfolios over the summer period.

TwentyFour Asset Management has been appointed to run a new fixed income credit mandate for Aviva Investors' multi-manager team.