Stanley Fink, chief executive of Man Group, the world's largest quoted hedge fund manager, has raised the prospect of his company being taken over.

In an interview with Cantos, available on the Man Group website, Fink said: "Man has been a consolidator; that has been part of our strategy. As to whether Man will be consolidated, up to now we have not seen any serious signs, although, given the performance of the business, it would not surprise me if we had approaches going forward."