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  • Gold and oil ETPs seeing unusual flow level

    Gold and oil ETPs seeing unusual flow level

    Gold and oil ETPs are seeing the longest stretch of consecutive positive flows since October 2012 with $35bn of new money coming in last week, according to ETF Securities.

  • Heptagon Capital adds European equities manager

    Heptagon Capital adds European equities manager

    Heptagon Capital has hired Christian Diebitsch as a European equities manager.

  • The best of the biggest uk equity funds to watch

    The best of the biggest uk equity funds to watch

    Portfolio Adviser brings you three of the best of the biggest funds in the UK equity space.

  • Skandia chooses Woodford over Barnett

    Skandia chooses Woodford over Barnett

    In an unprecedented move, Skandia has decided to close its Invesco Perpetual Income Fund and automatically move life clients into a newly created Woodford Equity Income Fund

  • Santander poaches Schroders fixed income manager

    Santander poaches Schroders fixed income manager

    Santander Asset Management UK has poached Divya Manek from Schroders, appointing her as a new fund manager in its global European fixed income team.

  • Hermes hires new fixed income head

    Hermes hires new fixed income head

    Hermes Fund Managers has appointed Zoë Shaw as head of fixed income.

  • Private bank loses 200m case in DIFC

    Private bank loses 200m case in DIFC

    DIFC based Bank Sarasin-Alpen has lost a significant case against a wealthy Kuwaiti family, after it was found to have mis-sold investments worth $200m during the 2007/2008 financial crisis, with its CEO singled out for particular criticism.

  • Bond caution still warranted Iggo

    Bond caution still warranted Iggo

    According to AXA IM’s Chris Iggo, the outlook is not that certain and the mood is not that bullish

  • Neuberger Berman expects solid  EM debt

    Neuberger Berman expects solid EM debt

    Neuberger Berman has said it remains positive on the prospects for emerging market debt during the remainder of 2014.

  • Standard Chartered may face legal challenges

    Standard Chartered may face legal challenges

    Standard Chartered may face legal action in the United Arab Emirates after the New York Department of Financial Services reached an agreement with the bank on Tuesday for it to exit high-risk client relationships within certain business lines in its UAE branches.

  • ING highlights Russian danger to EU economy

    ING highlights Russian danger to EU economy

    New analysis by ING has quantified the economic peril faced by the European Union as a result of Russias boycott of EU produced food.

  • Fidelity to merge Ayesha Akbars funds

    Fidelity to merge Ayesha Akbars funds

    The company said it is planning to merge its £209m International Fund into its smaller £9m Open World Fund.