Retail fund sales last year were at their highest level since 2010, according to the latest figures from the Investment Association (IA).

Distribution Technology (DT), a provider of risk profiling tools to hundreds of adviser firms, has introduced high yield bonds to eight of its ten risk models for the first time.

Billionaire investor George Soros is finally retiring from fund management at the age of 84 to focus on political philanthropy.

Miton Group lost a third of its assets under management over the course of last year, as a result of selling off part of its business and continued outflows.

Market participants have reacted with a healthy dose of scepticism to the European Central Bank's long-awaited quantitative easing programme, saying the move may not be enough to revive the struggling eurozone economy.

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi has announced an asset purchase programme worth about €1trn.

Members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep interest rates on hold in January, the committee's latest minutes reveal, knocking expectations of a rise this year.

Marcus Brookes, head of multi-manager at Schroders, has become more bullish on US stocks, as he expects falling oil prices to boost the jobs market still further.

Fund ratings agency FundCalibre has named five 'rising star' managers that have not yet made a big name for themselves in the industry, but are tipped to produce strong long-term investment returns.

Rathbones has reported a jump in assets under management, to over £27bn, but taken a cautious stance on the outlook for investors over the next 12 months.