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  • syz co em fund not designed around the big five

    syz co em fund not designed around the big five

    Syz & Co’s new emerging markets fund has been designed around an index that avoids the usual reliance on the largest countries by cap size of those that follow the MSCI EM index.

  • one out one up for jp morgan am sales team

    one out one up for jp morgan am sales team

    Stuart Podmore has been promoted to head of strategic partnerships at JP Morgan Asset Management.

  • dominion fund management adds global trends fund

    dominion fund management adds global trends fund

    Guernsey-based Dominion Fund Management has launched a global trends fund using a top down strategy covering ten sectors, to sit alongside its existing CHIC fund which is being re-named.

  • Insight launches latest euro cash fund

    Insight launches latest euro cash fund

    Insight Investments has launched its latest Euro Cash Fund as deposit rates continue to stay at or close to zero.

  • old mutual wealth to swallow up skandia brand

    old mutual wealth to swallow up skandia brand

    In the restructure that will see the Skandia brand disappear, Peter Mann is to become managing diretcor (UK) of the newly created Old Mutual Wealth business.

  • McCoy returns to Standard Life Investments

    McCoy returns to Standard Life Investments

    Standard Life Investments has re-hired Wesley McCoy as an investment director in its global equities team after a four-year break from the company.

  • lovell to drive close brothers discretionary

    lovell to drive close brothers discretionary

    Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) has appointed Rothschilds’ Penny Lovell as head of private client strategies responsible for the continued development of its discretionary service.

  • New credit research head for Old Mutual

    New credit research head for Old Mutual

    Old Mutual Asset Managers has hired Tim Barker from SocGen as head of credit research within Stewart Cowleys fixed income and macro team.

  • henderson launches high yield fund

    henderson launches high yield fund

    Henderson Global Investors has announced intentions to launch an offshore Euro High Yield Bond Fund in Q4 for fixed income duo Stephen Thariyan and Chris Bullock.

  • blackrocks absolute alpha a sell

    blackrocks absolute alpha a sell

    The BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha Fund has been rated a sell just days before lead manager Mark Lyttleton is due to come back from a three-month break from running money.

  • head of fundsnetwork departs

    head of fundsnetwork departs

    David White is to leave Fidelity after 10 years with the firm, latterly as head of FundsNetwork, leaving Hugh Mullan to take on responsibility for the firms platform business.

  • Arbuthnot Latham appoints private banking head

    Arbuthnot Latham appoints private banking head

    Arbuthnot Latham & Co has hired Liz Bottomley from Coutts to be its head of private banking, with more senior appointments planned for the coming weeks.