HSBC Asset Management's Middle East and North Africa (Mena) team have increased their exposure to the United Arab Emirate (UAE)'s unloved real estate stocks because of increasing demand for low-cost housing.

Fund Intelligence investment director Chris Mayo has cut his weighting to Neil Woodford's High Income fund because of concerns over the UK economy.

Barings' Andrew Cole has cut exposure to emerging market equities by 10% in favour of UK-listed multinationals.

Martin Currie has poached Sofaer Capital's Andrew Graham to take on the role of senior investment manager on its Asian equities team.

David Cameron appeared to have come out top in the last and most crucial of the TV leaders' debates in which he accused Labour of failing to significantly improve the country's economy.

JO Hambro Investment Management's Charles Bathurst has stepped down as head of funds distribution.

Franklin Templeton's Mark Mobius says letting Greece default on its debt would be the best way to ease the European fiscal crisis and calm contagion concerns.

Ignis chief investment officer and board director Peter Reid is leaving to join Edinburgh Partners.

Gartmore has denied it forced out its head of compliance Gerry Harvey, who left the firm two months after joining.