Skandia has handed Henderson a £7.2m mandate within its £60m UK Strategic Best Ideas fund.
The board of the £55m Henderson Private Equity investment trust has decided to close the vehicle as a result of its persistently wide discount and failure to grow assets under management.
Henderson's Bill McQuaker has increased exposure to index-linked bonds in recent weeks on the view the global economy faces a "meaningful risk" of higher inflation in the medium-term.
M&G's Tom Dobell has boosted BP to the largest position in his £5.35bn Recovery fund, believing its recent decline represents a rare opportunity to invest in one of the UK's leading companies.
Henderson has recorded a £1bn net inflow into higher margin assets over the first six months of the year, including a net £100m into its UK retail fund range.
Rumours are escalating in the City that fund manager Gartmore could be ripe for a takeover approach, as its share price languishes more than £1 below its December 2009 flotation price.