LV= Asset Management has appointed F&C's Toby Vaughan as principal fund manager within its multi-manager team.

JO Hambro Investment Management is looking to market its absolute return portfolio to fund of hedge fund providers and believes it can capitalise on a lack of choice in the market.

OBSR has deferred its ‘A' rating on the Gartmore European Absolute Return and its Sicav equivalent following the suspension of manager Guillaume Rambourg.

HSBC Global Asset Management will launch an absolute return global emerging markets fund later this month.

J O Hambro Capital Management is considering a follow-up launch to its Global Emerging Markets fund this month, with a small- and mid-cap version.

Martin Currie is to hire a new manager for its $255m Asia Pacific Sicav to work alongside Jason McCay and Richard Evans.

A total of 91 offshore funds have been added across 17 sectors of the Investment Management Association's classification system.

The Government has changed its position on the private-placement market considerably according to parties involved in talks with financial services secretary Lord Myners.

HSBC Asset Management's Richard Wong believes China's property, banking and utilities sectors will face mounting pressure from the Government this year.

HSBC Global Asset Management's Nick Pothier has added the Polar Capital Technology and Healthcare funds to his Open Global Return vehicle as part of a long-term bet on the sectors.