Henderson has earmarked April for the start of its fund rationalisation programme.

Gartmore has confirmed it intends to float on the London Stock Exchange next month.

Guy de Blonay will co-manage of the £1.4bn Jupiter Financial Opportunities fund alongside Philip Gibbs from the summer of 2010.

European markets have climbed steadily this morning with the FTSE 100 up 1.2% and the FTSE Eurofirst 1.1% higher.

Robin Geffen's Neptune added more shares in Cadbury yesterday after labeling the latest Kraft approach as derisory.

Jubilee Financial Products has cancelled the Early Redemption Plan Issue 4 after it failed to meet with new FSA guidelines.

Schroders has posted a £3.7bn net retail inflow in the third quarter of the year, as the asset manager's strong 2009 continues.

Eastern Europe has witnessed momentous changes since the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, according to Jupiter's Elena Shaftan.

The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago marked the end of the crude and utopian communist experiment that divided Europe for over four decades, says Hexam's Marina Akopian.

Cazenove director of UK advisory sales Robert Thorpe is urging the IMA to consider splitting up the Absolute Return sector to make comparisons for advisers easier as inflows into the funds soar.