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LV= Asset Management said it expects to see some staff redundancies as it finalises its deal to outsource the management of its funds to Threadneedle.

The predictions of consolidation within the asset management industry come and go with the economic cycles and stock market volatility.

Recent events in the US have caused another headlong surge into UK gilts for their supposed safe haven status, driving yields down to fresh lows.

Threadneedle is preparing to take on the management of LV='s retail and institutional fund range.

As someone who has managed both global and UK equity income funds in the past, I am often asked what are the advantages and disadvantages of managing these respective portfolios.

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Mark Page has quit LVAM handing the £227m LV= European ex-UK Growth fund to Richard Falle until a new hire is made.

Liverpool Victoria is due to sell its investment arm LV= Asset Management, according to reports.

LVAM's Graham Ashby says he is finding quality stock opportunities in the UK domestic market despite rising inflation and weak economic growth.

Reducing average duration is not the best way to benefit from rising interest rate rises, according to LVAM's Michael Wright, who prefers to buy longer-dated gilts and cash.