Gartmore

Gartmore shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the group's takeover by Henderson Global Investors, with almost 99% of voters approving the proposals.

Ex-Gartmore head of multi-manager Bambos Hambi has joined Standard Life Investments as head of fund of funds management.

Gartmore's Global, European and Fledgling investment trusts will make the move over to Henderson after the merger, with no plans to rename them as yet.

Henderson Global Investors has confirmed a raft of changes to be made to the Gartmore fund range following the takeover of the group.

Gartmore fund managers Leigh Himsworth, John Anderson and Dan Roberts are among seven exiting the firm as Henderson reveals its new line up.

Fixed income manager John Anderson is not expected to make the move across to Henderson Global Investors following the group's takeover of Gartmore, Investment Week understands.

Henderson's Trevor Green has joined Aviva Investors' UK equity desk, replacing Mervyn Douglas.

Gartmore's annual results, released today, show £7.2bn of assets left the firm in 2010, compared to a net inflow of £300m in 2009.

Jupiter's Guy de Blonay is among 22 managers who have made Trustnet's Alpha Manager list for the first time, while high profile names including Sanjeev Shah and Mark Lyttleton have been cut.

Major Chinese cities are trapped in a property bubble after sales transactions soared 60% over the past 18 months, says Gartmore's Charlie Awdry.