Threadneedle has hired Insight's George Gosden to strengthen its Asian equity desk.
Reza Vishkai's Absolute Insight range of Ucits III strategies has made positive returns against cash over the three years since inception
Fixed income managers are warning parts of the emerging market debt universe have become considerably overvalued as a wall of money enters the burgeoning asset class.
Insight has decided to close its £62m UK Small Cap and £39m Evergreen funds after large investors planned to redeem their holdings.
Old Broad Street Research has award the Absolute Insight Emerging Market Debt fund an A rating.
Insight Investment plans to close five equity funds after conceding they are no longer economically viable to run.
Insight plans to change the investment objective and policy of its UK Corporate Bond fund, with the vehicle set to utilise the full Ucits III powers to gain wider appeal in the market.