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Neptune Investment Management's head of UK wholesale Adam Hughes has exited the group following a restructure of the business, Investment Week understands.

The latest retail sales figures published by the Investment Management Association (IMA) have revealed a fall in inflows to a level last seen in January 2013.

Liontrust Asset Management has hired James Beddall from F&C Investments as co-head of international sales.

Natixis Global Asset Management has hired three new UK sales managers in a bid to expand its presence in the advice and platform spaces.

Jupiter's global head of distribution, Simon Hynes, is to leave the group after 12 years to take a sabbatical.

Kames Capital has poached Dan Churchouse from Standard Life Investments to be its new business development manager covering the London discretionary market.

L&G Investments has hired Martin Holland in a newly-created role as head of discretionary sales.

Mark Little, an associate director in the discretionary sales team at Henderson Global Investors, is set to leave the company.

As I survey the market, and especially fund flows, Roman poet Horace's famous maxim springs to mind - "if possible honesty, if not, somehow make money".

Former Aviva sales manager Nick Casey has joined Carmignac as the French group further strengthens its UK presence.