Some bonds and bond proxies are looking overvalued, pointing to a "very visible bubble", according to Cazenove multi-manager Robin McDonald.

Standard Life has appointed Innes Miller into the newly-created role of head of adviser business solutions propositions.

More than half of advisers believe pensions invested in lifestyle funds are riskier than they were twelve months ago, as a result of speculation about a bubble in the bond market.

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Karl Hartey, managing director of Applewood Wealth Management, is set to take part in the notorious Gumball 3000 rally across Europe later this month.

Aegon-owned distribution arms Positive Solutions and Origen have posted a combined loss of £1.7m in 2013 Q1 results released today.

Global investors are feeling bullish about the prospect of further stockmarket gains this year, and are also favouring precious metals despite recent price falls, according to the Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment survey.

The number of firms de-authorising jumped 214% between March and April, according to research by Matrix Solutions based on Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) data.

Prudential has reported a 21% fall in sales of with-profit bonds for the first quarter of the year, which it has attributed to the implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

Investor complacency and a "feeding frenzy" for yield represent the biggest current threats to investors, according to David Coombs, head of multi-manager investments at Rathbones.