Equities

Retailers and miners come under the spotlight as Investment Week counts down the ten scariest stocks of the year so far.

UK All Companies saw record net outflows of £852m in September, according to statistics released by the Investment Management Association (IMA) today.

Giles Hargreave has been ranked number one in a report by Tilney Bestinvest to select the top 100 equity fund managers in the UK.

The bad news continued for embattled retailer Tesco yesterday after its credit rating was downgraded by two key agencies.

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Investors are "in the teeth" of a severe sell-off - but one which may be over relatively quickly, according to equity income manager Neil Woodford.

Old Mutual Wealth has finalised a deal to acquire Quilter Cheviot for £585m.

The FTSE has opened 1% higher as it begins to recover from its worst one-day fall in 16 months on 15 October.

Henderson director of European equities Richard Pease is leaving the firm to join new venture Crux Asset Management, taking his £1.1bn European Special Situations fund with him.

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