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HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) is to roll out a series of funds tracking indices it recently launched which aim to lower volatility.

Legal & General Investment Management's (LGIM) Richard Hodges has bought back into gilts, arguing ultra-low government bond yields are here to stay despite the recent market sell-off.

Baring Asset Management has appointed Claire Fraser as head of marketing and communications, following the announcement Ian Pascal is to exit next month.

A number of wealth managers have privately warned fund groups they will be less inclined to recommend funds which give preferential prices to the biggest distributors in the market, Investment Week understands.

The Co-operative Bank reassured pensioners that their investments were safe a month before announcing plans to slash their savings as part of a last-ditch bail-out.

The row between M&G and AIM-listed oil group Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) worsened over the weekend after the energy company sent a highly critical note to shareholders.

Business secretary Vince Cable is to unveil a new corporate law that will see directors of failed companies held personally liable for racking-up debts or managing businesses poorly.

Asian stock markets finished Monday's session firmer as the latest growth figures from China matched forecasts.

In a week when tapering talk reached fever pitch, one of our best read stories looked at the dollar slump as Fed chief Ben Bernanke said he will hold firm on QE for a while longer.

HSBC Global Asset Management has launched a short duration high yield bond fund aimed at investors looking for protection from the threat of rising interest rates.