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Investment Week understands insurer Zurich UK has approached a number of asset managers with plans to create a fund management business in the UK.

Threadneedle head of US equities Cormac Weldon and fellow team member Stephen Moore are to join Artemis to launch a US equities franchise.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Nadia Grant is to join Threadneedle as part of its US equities team, headed by Cormac Weldon.

Richard Romer-Lee has made two more appointments to his new consultancy firm Square Mile Investment Research.

Former Threadneedle CIO, CEO and chairman Simon Davies has joined Square Mile Investment Research as a founding investor and chairman.

There has been much talk post-Lehmans about restoring trust in the industry, but, when you hear that, people are largely referring to the wider financial services industry.

Threadneedle has partnered with the social investment arm of the Big Issue to launch the Threadneedle UK Social Bond fund.

Seven of the UK's largest asset managers are teaming up to gather information on end investors' needs in a move which could trigger changes to their fund ranges.

Randeep Somel has revealed his plan to steer the M&G Global Basics fund back to the top of the performance tables, telling investors "no-one else does this kind of portfolio".

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