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Neuberger Berman has launched a global credit long/short fund for a four-strong team of credit managers that joined the group through an acquisition last year.

LGIM multi-asset fund manager Justin Onuekwusi has upped his cash weightings to their highest ever levels, on fears that tighter US monetary policy will prompt greater market volatility.

Interest rates in the UK could rise as early as August in response to a tightening labour market, according to Monetary Policy Committee member Martin Weale.

The Federal Reserve has signalled that interest rate rises could be slower than markets anticipate after the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.

The Fidelity Solutions team give their views on whether economic growth can accelerate throughout the rest of the year, and what the impact would be on their multi-asset portfolios.

Cazenove Capital CIO Richard Jeffrey examines the scenarios with the greatest 'potential to sting' fixed income investors.

The International Monetary Fund has urged policymakers in the US to delay hiking interest rates or face a further bout of "financial instability".

Royal London Asset Management's Eric Holt has said investment ideas outside the mainstream have helped performance on his £1bn fund despite a liquidity squeeze in bond markets.

Fixed income manager Chris Bowie believes the impact on businesses from uncertainty surrounding the EU referendum and a potential Scottish vote is being underestimated by the market.

Gary Greenberg, head of emerging markets at Hermes, said fears over the impact of a US interest rate rise seem excessive and investors need to question the consensus.