GARS

Multi-asset managers are finding renewed opportunities in UK government bonds as they try to eke out value for their portfolios at the start of 2014.

Standard Life Investments has moved to stop smaller platform investors from accessing its Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund's cheaper institutional share class by closing a loophole that waived the minimum investment.

As Aviva Investors prepares for the arrival of its new CEO Euan Munro, Jeremy Leadsom, sales director for UK financial institutions, has played down its plans to launch a GARS-style product in the new year.

Hundreds of multi-asset funds are failing to gain traction among investors despite a concerted push into the space by asset managers, Investment Week analysis shows.

Aviva Investors has hired Mark Versey, chief investment officer at Friends Life, as its new director of client solutions.

Standard Life Investments' Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) range has passed the £30bn mark, according to the firm.

Charles Hepworth, investment director in charge of the DFM proposition at GAM, is selling his stake in Standard Life Investments' Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) fund on size concerns.

Standard Life Investments has reported a record level of third party AUM as net inflows continue despite the loss of key personnel.

Invesco Perpetual's David Millar, Dave Jubb and Richard Batty - who joined the group from SLI this year - have revealed eight key investment ideas they are pursuing across the multi-asset portfolio at their new firm.

In a way, the departure of Neil Woodford from Invesco Perpetual was a strangely subdued affair. I feel slightly cheated.