Standard Life Investments (SLI) is to launch a closed-ended pan European property recovery vehicle in the coming months.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management, BlackRock, Fortis, Friends Provident and Santander Asset Management are among this year's 16 Gold Standard Award winners.

F&C's UK market strategist, Ted Scott, says oil majors will be supported by a number of factors next year, including secure dividends and strong oil prices.

The departure of star managers Jeremy Lang and William Pattisson in April has impacted on Liontrust Asset Management's profits, which fell to just £0.5m for the six months to 30 September, down from £6.1m for same period in 2008.

Morgan Stanley has launched a suite of six-year structured products.

Former FSA chairman Sir Callum McCarthy has joined US private equity group JC Flowers as European chairman.

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) has made a further hire to its global bond team, with the appointment of James Taylor as investment director, government bonds.

Occam Asset Management, jointly founded by former Thames River Capital founder Jonathan Hughes Morgan, is to launch a Ucits III Asian Absolute Return fund next month.

Aberdeen Asset Management's Hugh Young continues to be heavily underweight Japan, despite the country enjoying its fastest period of growth for over two years.

F&C has appointed Rebecca Seabrook as co-manager alongside Fatima Luis on its £226m Strategic Bond fund and £125m Extra Income Bond fund.