Managed solutions

Ecclesiastical has appointed Mark Hews as group chief executive officer with immediate effect.

Marcus Brookes, head of multi-manager at Cazenove, is backing Europe over the US despite the region's problems.

F&C's co-head of multi-manager Gary Potter - a self confessed bear on Japan for many years - said the country is turning around for the first time in two decades.

Aberdeen AM has raised its interim dividend by more than a third as revenue rose by over 25% in the six months to 31 March.

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Henderson Global Investors is preparing to add two funds to its risk-rated range of multi-asset solutions, led by Bill McQuaker.

Chris Bailey, the manager of Close Brothers Asset Management's Growth and Conservative funds, has stepped down from the group.

Cofunds has added GAM's range of five risk-rated models to the platform.

Fidelity FundsNetwork has added fifteen funds to its Navigator managed solution.