Global

GLOBAL - Brown Brothers Harriman has upgraded its equity market six-month rating to ‘strongly bullish'.

GLOBAL - Long-haul investors are again being asked not to shy away from equities, despite stocks experiencing one of their worst months this year.

GLOBAL - Europe has led the way in hedge fund growth so far this year.

GLOBAL - Institutions are increasingly looking to exchange traded funds with the number of investors holding US-listed ETFs having almost doubled since 2000.

GLOBAL - Friends Provident has added an additional passive fund of its "new generation" pension plan range.

GLOBAL - Fund managers are clearing the decks for a rally, despite reservations from institutional investors.

GLOBAL - European company disclosure codes have come under fire from US institutional investors.

EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST - Schroder Investment Management has appointed Jeremy Cave as head of fixed income business development for Continental Europe and the Middle East.

SWEDEN//FINLAND - Schroder Investment Management has appointed Viggo Johansen as sales manager for Sweden and Finland.

GLOBAL - Dedicated short bias outshone all other hedge fund strategies in September.