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  • sli promotes zverev

    sli promotes zverev

    Mikhail Zverev has been appointed head of global equities at Standard Life Investments in charge of a team of 60 equity investors based in Edinburgh and Boston.

  • bny mellon sends standish high yield

    bny mellon sends standish high yield

    BNY Mellon's Standish high yield bond team is to become part of another of the group's boutiques Alcentra Group in a move that more than doubles the US-based team from eight to 15.

  • thomas miller appoints head of private

    thomas miller appoints head of private

    Thomas Miller Investment, part of the Thomas Miller Group, has appointed Tom Richards as head of private investment management for its offshore division.

  • defensives dominate yet fund pickers

    defensives dominate yet fund pickers

    Defensive stocks are the darlings of Neil Woodford's income funds and have had a pretty good run since the start of the financial crisis. But fund pickers are casting doubt on their continued ability to outperform.

  • credit suisses head of etf sales

    credit suisses head of etf sales

    iShares has appointed Ursula Marchioni to its EMEA investment strategy and insights team as a director based in its London office.

  • dalton plumps up absolute return expertise

    dalton plumps up absolute return expertise

    Dalton Strategic Partnership has hired Luca Vaiani as a portfolio manager to work alongside CIO Rupert Caldecott on the firms Melchior Global Multi-Asset Fund.

  • fatca agreement gives uk exemptions

    fatca agreement gives uk exemptions

    UK registered pension schemes and tax-advantaged ISA savings products will be exempted from the new Fatca reporting requirements following a significant agreement signed by the US and the UK.

  • ishares reduces single country exposure

    ishares reduces single country exposure

    iShares has adjusted the methodology of the index used by its Market iBoxx Euro High Yield Bond ETF to mitigate risk of over-concentration in any particular country in the event of a credit rating downgrade.

  • introducing the four horsemen

    introducing the four horsemen

    Kames’ Bill Dining says a healthy cynicism about the efficacy and motives of policymakers has led him to cast Mario Draghi, Mervyn King, Ben Bernanke and governor of the central bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer, as the villains of the piece.

  • risk-rating shortcuts by fund groups

    risk-rating shortcuts by fund groups

    The practice of asset managers retrospectively risk-rating funds has led to widespread industry confusion and could lead to an era of systemic mis-selling by financial advisers, Allianz Global Investors has warned.

  • Arbuthnot Latham continues recruitment drive

    Arbuthnot Latham continues recruitment drive

    Arbuthnot Lathams expansion drive continues at full pace with a second recruit from Coutts, senior chartered financial planner Kieran McDonnell.

  • james hambro and partners expansion

    james hambro and partners expansion

    James Hambro & Partners has appointed James Horniman as partner, hailing from UBS Wealth Management where he has worked since 2007.