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Gary Potter and Rob Burdett's Thames River multi-manager funds are now available on the Skandia platform.

Maia Capital has added the $270m Artemis Global Hedge fund to its cautious portfolio, completing its drive to acquire more esoteric assets.

This time last year the sun was still metaphorically shining on the world's financial markets with the FTSE skirting its year's highs and minimal downside risk priced into markets.

Fund of funds (FoFs) are not ahead of single manager funds in terms of top quartile performance over one year but over seven years they lead in every sector, according to new research.

New Star is planning to merge its £28.2m Tri-Star Unit Trust into its £47.6m Cautious Portfolio Unit Trust on August 8, 2008, subject to Financial Services Authority and investor approval.

Five Credit Suisse fund of funds have been awarded an A rating by OBSR.

Integrity Fund Managers is to roll out Elite Integrity European Income fund of funds, designed to fill a vacant position in the equity income sector.

Skandia has unveiled details of what it believes is that UK's first multi-asset alternative investment fund of funds.

Skandia Investment Group is increasing its weightings in Asia Pacific and emerging markets and reducing exposure to Japanese and US equities following a review of asset allocations on its Global Best Ideas fund.

Trevor Green has been appointed manager of the equity portion of the New Star Managed Distribution fund.