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David Jane, founder of Darwin Investment Managers, has named the five investment themes he is backing in his multi-asset fund to outperform this year.

Brompton Asset Management has acquired WAY Group's £148m Global fund range.

Old Mutual Global Investors is to launch a multi-asset range, offering a range of risk and return profiles, in February next year.

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A year hyped as the start of a great rotation from bonds into equities actually saw more of a trickle out of fixed income, but it was not plain sailing for bond funds.

Brewin Dolphin is cutting investment services for clients with portfolios valued at under £50,000, in light of the incurred costs.

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Brooks Macdonald International has launched a managed portfolio service for advisers' international investors.

Hundreds of multi-asset funds are failing to gain traction among investors despite a concerted push into the space by asset managers, analysis shows.