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Barings has confirmed that it will part company with Japanese equity manager Joji Maki as part of a continuing process of relocating all of its developed markets equity team to London.

Advisers are shunning Japanese equities in favour of corporate bond funds despite Japanese smaller companies returning over 11% last month.

Advisers are making the decision to move client funds out of beleaguered New Star Asset Management, with one platform noting a ten-fold increase in transfers away from the company's funds so far this month.

New Star has suspended dealing in its £29m Heart of Africa fund following an increase in investor redemptions.

New Star has suspended dealing in its £29m Heart of Africa fund following an increase in investor redemptions.

A US market recovery will not occur until "well beyond 2009", though when it does happen it will be mega cap stocks that lead the way, according managers at SWIP.

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Much of the bad news appears to be at the very least priced in to European equity valuations, with volatility measures already at extremes, according to Invesco Perpetual's Jeff Taylor.

Baillie Gifford is bringing a Greater China fund to the UK retail market on 19 November as part of a renewed focus on single country and regional strategies.

Smith & Williamson has hired Mark Pignatelli to run the European Growth Trust as the first stage in a plan to expand and push the group's profile in the retail fund market.