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Veteran fund manager Graham French is to leave M&G, handing over his Global Basics fund to his co-manager. Should holders of the fund consider other options?

THE BIQ QUESTION

A number of smaller investment trusts have been forced to cancel expansion plans as larger vehicles continue to dominate the market.

European equity funds focusing on value stocks have posted almost double the returns of their growth-oriented rivals this year, as cyclical companies and the European periphery outperform quality growth plays.

Investors should not mistake 'preferentially-priced' share classes for the true cost of buying a fund, according to Threadneedle chief executive Campbell Fleming.

Former Skandia proposition director Richard Vincent has joined Threadneedle to develop the group's multi-asset proposition.

GOSLING'S GROUSE

A planned deal which would create one of the largest asset managers in Europe grabbed our readers' attention this week.

Threadneedle has abandoned plans to launch an Asset Backed Income trust after it failed to raise sufficient capital, Investment Week can reveal.

Gigi Chan, manager of the top performing Threadneedle China Opportunities fund, has left the group to take a career break, Investment Week can reveal.