BlackRock has agreed to acquire private equity real estate adviser firm MGPA for an undisclosed sum.

Economic growth in China slowed unexpectedly in the first quarter of the year, sparking concerns about the strength of the country's recovery.

Richard Buxton's Schroder UK Growth trust, a closed ended fund, has moved onto a wide discount following news of the manager's departure for Old Mutual Global Investors.

Gottex Fund Management is to take a majority stake in UK multi-asset boutique Frontier Investment Management.

Bill O'Neill has left Merrill Lynch Global Wealth and Investment Management to join UBS.

Lloyds Banking Group reported a loss for the full year to December 2012, much lower than the heavy losses seen the previous year, as reports suggest the UK government is gearing up to sell its stake in the bank.

BlackRock has appointed Nigel Bolton as chief investment officer for the EMEA and Asia regions.

Schroders has launched a multi-asset fund aiming to protect investors’ capital in varying market conditions.

China's economic growth picked up in the fourth quarter of 2012, but data for the year as a whole showed the country recorded its slowest growth for 13 years.

Fidelity’s head of research for European equities, Henk-Jan Rikkerink, has outlined eight core themes revealed in a recent survey of the group’s investment professionals.