Man Group hit by fresh downgrade

Shares in Man Group, the $79.5bn (€54.2bn) hedge fund manager which this week failed to have its name added to the UK regulator's list of companies which cannot be shorted anew, this morning suffered a third analyst downgrade in five days.

Broker Numis Securities cut its recommendation on Europe's largest hedge fund manager from buy to hold. Shares in Man Group have fallen by 27% in the past three months, and by 3% this morning to 394.75p at 10:00 GMT.

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