Equities

Optimistic UK investors expect to achieve 8% returns over the next 12 months despite most eyeing low risk-low reward assets for their portfolios, according to research.

Insurer Zurich is to pass its £1.2bn legacy annuities business covering 28,000 clients to specialist Rothesay Life.

Professional Adviser's sister title Investment Week is pleased to announce the finalists for its 20th annual Fund Manager of the Year Awards, to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on 9 July.

Neil Woodford has questioned the viability of the British electoral system following the surprisingly decisive result of the general election.

Why Europe ex-UK may yet spring a surprise on investors

Global economic growth could be described as modest at best, so the implications of Greece defaulting on its debt and potentially exiting the EU don't bear thinking about, writes Peter Lowman...

Seven Investment Management (7IM) has launched a range of passive equity value funds that aim to outpeform the index by 1%-2% at a lower cost than active funds.

A UK financial trader has been arrested over claims by the US that he helped cause the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash".

David Cameron plans to offer up to £4bn worth of Lloyds shares to retail investors if the Conservatives win the general election.

Jupiter has recorded £872m in net inflows for the first three months of 2015, its highest quarterly figure since its initial public offering in 2010.