Equities

Global equity funds play an integral role as part of any well-diversified portfolio

IFA and discretionary wealth manager AFH Financial Group plans to list on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange as it eyes future expansion.

AXA Framlington UK Mid Cap manager Chris St John has said now is a "good time to be cynical" as signs emerge of increasingly bullish activity in markets.

Important lessons have already been learnt this year

Smith & Williamson and Pictet Asset Management are both to cut annual management charges (AMCs) on a variety of funds as part of an overhaul of clean pricing strategies.

Fund buyers have flagged the possibility of the country's largest emerging market equity funds reopening after outflows and market falls prompted a sharp drop in assets.

Venture capitalist Octopus Investments has launched a tax planning microsite for advisers to help address clients' needs in the run up to tax year end.

The first few months of 2014 have seen a gold rally. Will it continue?

Lloyds Banking Group posted a pre-tax profit in 2013 for the first time since its government bailout and plans to restart dividend payments in the second half of the year.

Contrarian views on the UK from Fidelity's Alex Wright