Henderson

Henderson is to change the investment policy of Matthew Beesley's International fund as well as renaming the vehicle to reflect its more concentrated investment approach.

PROPERTY

Wealth managers have been shifting assets out of fixed income and into property as the unloved sector comes back onto investors' radar.

BIG QUESTION

Henderson Global Investors is preparing to merge away three portfolios as it continues to streamline its fund range.

Albemarle Street Partners has highlighted seven funds in the IMA Targeted Absolute Return sector which could outperform, according to its recently launched screening tool ‘Alpha Quest'.

A trio of brokers have raised their forecasts for Henderson after a positive set of interim results convinced them that the FTSE 250 group can excel in future.

Shares in asset managers Schroders and Henderson have fallen in morning trading while Aviva climbed following a set of half-year results from the groups.

Henderson Group has seen a record jump in underlying profit before tax in the first half of 2013 despite a £2bn outflow from its institutional business.

Bond fund manager John Anderson is set to leave J.P. Morgan (JPM) after being told his future at the group remains uncertain.