Schroders is renaming the Schroder US Small and Mid Cap fund to Schroder US Mid Cap fund to better reflect the way that the fund is managed.
Neptune has handed top performing manager Felix Wintle his second North American mandate, the US Max Alpha fund.
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.
The presidential election will have a marked impact on US investments, while fear, turbulence and instability present good buying opportunities, according to fund managers interviewed by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
The mood amongst US fund managers is one of continued low confidence and widespread uncertainty, according to Glenn Meyer, head of asset allocation and director of fund research at S&P Fund Services.
The US authorities have made historic and outstanding efforts to bring the crisis in the financial system under control, according to Cory Gilchrist of Marsico Capital management.
Skandia Investment Group (SIG) is planning to launch five new US funds into the UK, providing advisers with one of the most comprehensive fund offerings for the US market.
Investor concerns about the US are overblown, with the economy likely to rebound next year, according to Jenny Jones, manager of Schroder US Small & Mid Cap fund.
That the US has still not had a single negative quarter of growth, despite the two year collapse in house prices, is testament to policy makers' determined efforts to pre-emptively support the economy, according to Sarasin & Partners' Guy Monson.
Skandia Investment Group is to launch three US equity funds into the UK market.