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Multi-asset fund launches find favour in 2014

Asset-allocation strategies are the fastest-growing area in asset management → Read More

Secret formula delivers returns – but at a price

Risk parity and risk premia have left the lab and are finding favour with investors. But does the practice match the theory? → Read More

Mass P2P securitisation still a way off for UK platforms

But the amount being lent through peer-to-peer platforms is growing → Read More

Buxton warns crude price could drop to $50

UK-domiciled funds run by Aberdeen, Jupiter, M&G and Schroders are already struggling with exposure to the oil and gas sector → Read More

Outflows weigh on Aberdeen profits

Martin Gilbert said that the company would be seeking to reduce the number of funds in its client prospectus in the coming months → Read More

Ignis COO joins BlackRock's Fundamental credit unit

Former chief operating officer of Ignis Advisors will lead a credit business at BlackRock that sits within Quintin Price's Alpha Strategies business → Read More

Pioneer says arrivederci to boss Pierri

The decision to step down come as negotiations continue about a possible merger with Santander Asset Management → Read More

October shorts put new dent in flagship Odey fund

Fresh losses at the UK hedge fund manager’s €1.8bn European fund undo the gains of late summer → Read More

Force us to be open on fees, says Hermes boss

Moves to make pension funds more transparent would increase the transparency of fund managers, according to Saker Nusseibeh → Read More

Janus opens Bill Gross's fund to Europe

Since Bill Gross joined Janus Capital, the strategy he manages has attracted $430 million in new cash → Read More

Q&A: Pimco CIO Mihir Worah talks multi-asset

CIO outlines the strategy for the company's lesser-known Global Multi-Asset fund, which has returned around 8% since the start of the year → Read More

Q&A: Pimco CIO Mihir Worah talks multi-asset

CIO outlines the strategy for the company's lesser-known Global Multi-Asset fund, which has returned around 8% since the start of the year → Read More

Good chemistry as investors look to science of risk parity

UK institutional investors and pension funds are falling in love with the science of risk parity investing → Read More

Dobson remains set at the helm as Schroders broadens offering

As Schroders prepares to launch a new quant equity product, chief executive Michael Dobson outlines his view on succession planning → Read More

Money market funds risk downgrade

Yields on many European-denominated money market funds will turn negative in the coming weeks, warns Moody's → Read More

St James's Place closes in on £50bn AUM

The investment manager is confident that it can cross the £50 billion barrier this quarter after a sharp rise in assets over the last year → Read More

Investors: Buybacks no fast track to perfect ABS

Without regulatory change, the ECB’s move to buy up asset-backed securities will not help the continent’s economic recovery, investors warn → Read More

Investors: Buybacks no fast track to perfect ABS

Without regulatory change, the ECB’s move to buy up asset-backed securities will not help the continent’s economic recovery, investors warn → Read More

Star attractions boost ‘boutique hotels’ at expense of hedge funds

The growing focus on star fund managers is helping boutiques gain at the expense of hedge funds → Read More

WisdomTree Europe ETF smart beta launch

US firm launches smart beta ETFs in London, following the likes of BlackRock and Deutsche Bank in recent weeks → Read More