Collins Stewart has acquired Guernsey and Geneva-based discretionary investment manager Corazon Capital Group.
China's population could fuel nearly half the country's GDP by 2020, according to Michael Lai, manager of GAM's Greater China Equity hedge fund.
Positive employment news and a strong showing from miners helped the FTSE set a 21-month high this afternoon.
UK equities, emerging markets, global equities and income funds are the top four asset classes IFAs expect to be recommending to clients this year.
Fisch Asset Management is planning to increase exposure to Japan in the Global Convertible fund it manages for Schroders.
HSBC Global Asset Management is to launch a Ucits III European absolute return fund next month.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to hold its quantitative easing programme and maintain interest rates at their historical low, its minutes reveal.
Morningstar has praised M&G's Richard Woolnough for effectively managing the rapid growth of his Corporate Bond fund but has expressed concerns the fund's TER is well above the category median.
Denmark's Saxo Bank has shelved plans for a UK property fund, saying prices here are now too steep.