UBS Global Investment Management

SWEDEN - Swedish buffer fund AP1 has hired 12 small-cap equity managers, confirmed Peder Tiricke, senior portfolio manager in charge of external managers.

SWITZERLAND - Officials at UBS expect to see positive flows into its asset management unit next year, the Swiss bank said as it discussed an overhaul of the company's strategy aimed at bringing the firm back into positive territory.

BELGIUM - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) - the representative body for the European investment management industry - has announced the creation of the "President's Advisory Council".

Raquel Pichardo-Allison looks at how a largely ignored market has seen a recent surge in interest

The Universities Superannuation Scheme has appointed UBS Global Asset Management - Fund Services to deliver hedge fund of funds administration services.

Emma Cusworth examines how transition management has been impacted by the credit crunch and how the re-shaped industry aims to push forward