UK

HENDERSON Rowe has launched an OEIC as platform for its Dogs of the FTSE 100 strategy, which has achieved almost double the growth of the index over the past four years.

JO Hambro Investment Management has migrated its European fund to its prestige Waverton brand, increased its larger companies bias and added a performance fee.

FORMER M&G institutional manager Jonathan Parker has been bought in to co-manage the Investec UK Blue Chip fund as part of a move to turn the performance of the vehicle around.

OLD Mutual Asset Management's Equity Income fund has been overhauled by its new manager Michael Gifford after he moved heavily into the Life Assurance market.

A NEW OEIC investing in UK smaller companies has been unveiled by Octopus Investments.

STANDARD Life Investments has soft launched a UK Equity Income Unconstrained fund in a bid to build on the success of its popular UK Equity Unconstrained offering.

ST James's Place (SJP) has launched a unit trust version of its existing life and pensions SJP/Jupiter Cautious fund.

WINTERTHUR has become one of the first life offices to offer Bill Mott's recently launched PSigma Income fund.

INGENIOUS Asset Management, part of media investment and advisory group Ingenious Media, will market its multi-manager UK Equity fund to retail investors for the first time.

SARASIN Chiswell may launch a new income product in the third quarter of the year for Graham Ashby that makes extensive use of derivatives.