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Rathbones' head of multi-asset investments David Coombs on his outlook for the US, Europe and China.

Multi-managers tell Alasdair Pal their thoughts on North America and explain which blend of funds they use to access it...

Ian Henderson is to step down as manager of the £2bn JPM Natural Resources fund in January 2012, to be replaced by Neil Gregson.

Advisers are being misled by the Investment Management Association's definition of absolute return (AR) funds, according to a senior figure at Henderson Global Investors.

Three top multi-managers tell Joanna Faith which blend of funds they use to get access to emerging Europe following the sector's resilient response to the financial crisis

Skandia Investment Group (SIG)is calling on the IMA to introduce a new sector for 'risk-targeted funds', with legacy 'managed' portfolios shifted to an alternative category where returns are the driver.

Schroders has promoted Rob Hall to head of multi-manager and handed him co-manager responsibilities on a trio of funds.

PSigma's multi-asset manager Tom Becket believes the FTSE 100 will rise 10% by the end of year as European policymakers look set to recapitalise the Continent's highly indebted banks, boosting investor sentiment.

Jupiter's Merlin multi-manager team has said yields on 10-year UK and US government debt could fall well below existing record lows if markets continue to price in a Japan-style economic outlook.

Fidelity has launched low-cost versions of its Multi Asset fund range, run by Trevor Greetham, following moves by peers including Schroders to offer similar investment products.