BlackRock

Fiona Murphy takes a closer look at how drawdown investment risk and reward is changing

Invesco Perpetual has hired David Bower as head of marketing for the EMEA region, after Rick White's marketing role was made redundant in November.

BlackRock has launched an Emerging Markets Absolute Return fund for managers Sam Vecht and Henry Wigan.

INFLATION

BlackRock has entered a definitive agreement to acquire the exchange-traded funds (ETF) business of Credit Suisse, in a deal set to complete by the end of the second quarter.

UK EQUITY INCOME

Consumers are overwhelmingly unwilling to pay for fee-based financial advice, according to a YouGov poll, with some expecting to pay as little as £10 per hour.

The Battle Against Cancer Investment trust (BACIT) has revealed details of its holdings as it invests an initial £200m worth of assets.

James Hay has added more than 100 new funds to its platform, including a number of risk-rated and multi-manager offerings.

BlackRock is set to launch its online Retail Distribution Review (RDR) tool for advisers on the Aegon platform.