SLI

Investor demand has driven Standard Life Investments to resister some of its most successful SICAV funds in France, Belgium and Italy.

Standard Life Investments (SLI) has closed down six manager of managers funds it had outsourced to Wilshire Associates.

Fund groups have renewed their calls for sub-divisions within the Absolute Return peer group, after the Investment Management Association (IMA) revealed its long-awaited review of the sector last week.

Multi-asset managers are exploring alternative low-risk bond investments as they prepare their portfolios for a more constrained fixed income environment in 2013.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Standard Life Investments (SLI) has promoted Mikhail Zverev to the role of head of global equities.

Invesco Perpetual has appointed David Millar, Dave Jubb and Richard Batty to form a new multi-asset group as an integral part of its Henley investment team.

MULTI-ASSET

Opportunity and volatility: SLI's Richard Batty on how your clients can profit in uncertain times.