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Old Mutual Global Investors has hired former Ignis manager Diamond Lee to boost its Asian equities team.

Investors are calling for more control over ETF trades executed on fund platforms, many of which are incapable of hosting the vehicles or are currently unable to offer real time trading.

The departure of star managers may have hidden costs for investors "stampeding" for the exit, a wealth manager has warned.

Old Mutual Wealth's investment platform expert Mike Barrett (pictured) explains the thinking behind the group's plan to bulk-convert clients to unbundled share classes in 2015.

Old Mutual Wealth, the UK's third largest adviser platform with funds under administration of £30bn, will begin bulk converting any remaining clients in bundled share classes to unbundled in February 2015.

The insurance sector has come under the spotlight this week after Friday's revelation Aviva was seeking a merger with Friends Life in a deal worth £5.6bn.

How defensively are European funds positioned?

Old Mutual Global Investors' Global Equity Absolute Return (GEAR) strategy is nearing its maximum "comfortable" size, according to co-manager Ian Heslop.

Royal London Asset Management is to launch an absolute return fixed income fund by the end of the year as competition heats up in the space.

Platforms are stepping up their white-label investment offerings to advisory firms as an increasing number of orphaned clients presents a challenge ahead of the 2016 legacy commission ban.