OMGI

New fund will be run by head of global equities and his team

As Richard Buxton becomes chief executive of Old Mutual Global Investors, Investment Week asks fund buyers whether he can combine the role with the management of his £2.3bn Old Mutual UK Alpha fund.

Old Mutual Global Investors(OMGI) is changing Josh Crabb's Asian Equity fund into an income strategy in response to client demand.

Former Old Mutual bond manager Stewart Cowley has launched a new venture providing investment advice and portfolio management to advisers and fund groups.

Old Mutual Global Investors is to launch an offshore Global Equity Income fund for head of global equities Ian Heslop.

Old Mutual Global Investors has dropped PIMCO as sub-adviser on its Total Return fund in favour of former manager Bill Gross, now at Janus Capital.

New guard make their mark

Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) is to create an investment solutions team headed up by Stewart Cazier, who will move across from Old Mutual Wealth along with his team next month.

Former Threadneedle manager John Peta has joined Old Mutual Global Investors to head its emerging market debt team.

Old Mutual Global Investors has more than doubled its adjusted operating profit in 2014, while assets under management jumped 31%.