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Schroders is to streamline its multi-manager range following the takeover of Cazenove last year, with a number of portfolios to be merged away.

Canada's Bank of Montreal (BMO) has agreed a deal to buy F&C for £708m in cash.

Caerus group has appointed a new managing director, while signing a new deal with Parmenion to manage its portfolios.

Insurer Zurich is launching Zurich Horizon Investment Solutions, a new investment proposition comprising a range of risk profiled funds managed by Threadneedle Investments.

F&C multi-managers Gary Potter and Rob Burdett give their predictions on what's hot and what's not in the investment space this year, based on their mantra that the only thing that determines how successful an investor you are is the price you pay for...

Henderson Global Investors has promoted Paul O'Connor to co-head of multi-asset in a bid to raise the team's global profile.

Prosperity Independent Financial Advisers and Stockbrokers has joined forces with investment specialist Brooks Macdonald Asset Management to give clients targeted access to their funds.

Multi-asset managers are finding renewed opportunities in UK government bonds as they try to eke out value for their portfolios at the start of 2014.

Multi-asset funds were the top selling asset class for the majority of 2013, according to sales figures from Skandia.