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Manchester & London Investment trust and Stakeholders' Momentum Investment trust are considering merging to improve their liquidity and reduce costs.

Baring Asset Management's new Middle East and North Africa (Mena) fund has officially launched after raising $8m in its two week initial offer period.

Old Mutual's Stewart Cowley has increased exposure to corporate bonds from 15% to 25% this year in his Global Strategic Bond fund, focusing mainly on the lower end of investment grade.

OMAM Global Strategic Bond manager mixes consistency with questions, using flexibility in a diversified portfolio to outperform his peers

Gartmore has the ability to apply a dilution levy to investors looking to withdraw assets from its range of European funds on the back of the suspension of Guillaume Rambourg.

J O Hambro Capital Management is considering a follow-up launch to its Global Emerging Markets fund this month, with a small- and mid-cap version.

Martin Currie is to hire a new manager for its $255m Asia Pacific Sicav to work alongside Jason McCay and Richard Evans.

A total of 91 offshore funds have been added across 17 sectors of the Investment Management Association's classification system.

The Government has changed its position on the private-placement market considerably according to parties involved in talks with financial services secretary Lord Myners.

HSBC Asset Management's Richard Wong believes China's property, banking and utilities sectors will face mounting pressure from the Government this year.