Gartmore

UK - Institutional investment in Gartmore's £3.6bn alternative funds business increased to 70% of total assets under management in the first half of 2010, interim results show.

UK - Rumours are escalating in the City that fund manager Gartmore could be ripe for a takeover approach, as its share price languishes more than £1 below its December 2009 flotation price.

Rumours are escalating in the City that fund manager Gartmore could be ripe for a takeover approach, as its share price languishes more than £1 below its December 2009 flotation price.

Pension schemes are increasingly demanding that funds of hedge funds be located onshore as they are unable to invest in traditional unregulated products, managers have found.

EUROPE - Gartmore has joined the trend of hedge funds launching onshore portfolios for EU-based pensions, which face exclusion from offshore products under proposed EU regulation of the alternatives industry.

As the fast-growing shift towards emerging markets continues, Laura Blows looks at the area's relevance for pension scheme investment

Schemes that have pushed forward valuation results or put overly ambitious return objectives in place to make plans work could regret it, Pan Governance says.

Roger Guy has hit out at the company's "excessive" internal compliance rules which he blames for the suspension of his management partner Guillaume Rambourg this week.

Henderson's Stephen Peak remains comfortable with his near 12% stake in Gartmore despite seeing the fund manager's share price slide more than 30% this week.

Gartmore shares have rebounded after the fallout from the suspension of star manager Guillaume Rambourg knocked its share price in early morning trading.