Swip has handed a £267m UK equity mandate to LGIM's head of active equities Robert Churchlow.
BP may resume paying a dividend to shareholders in the first quarter of next year.
Vanessa Donegan has taken on the newly created role of head of Asia and global emerging markets at Threadneedle as head of GEM equities Julian Thompson and deputy manager Jules Mort leave the group.
Warren Buffett is expecting "large investment opportunities" to develop in China as the country continues its rapid expansion.
Mark Mobius is pouring a further $250m into Turkish equities across Templeton's EM portfolios in anticipation of strong economic growth in the coming year.
Standard Life took home the top gong of Platform of the Year at the Aberdeen UK Platform Awards.
International investors are buying record amounts of gilts on expectations of further Bank of England quantitative easing.
Aberdeen co-heads of multi-manager Graham Duce and Aidan Kearney have been building up cash across their MM range on expectations of near-term pressure for equity markets.
Discretionary manager Fund Intelligence is tapping into adviser demand for outsourced solutions post-RDR by offering a range of model portfolios for ethically-focused investors.
Robert Churchlow has become Legal & General Investment Management's head of active equities, replacing Mark Burgess who is joining Threadneedle.