US equities can benefit from the end of QE and post an annualised return of 10% by end-2014, according to AXA IM head of research Eric Chaney.
UK equity income funds are nearing single stock limits on key holdings, causing concentration risk fears to mount, but which funds are taking the biggest bets?
UK dividend payments hit a new record high in Q2, with PLCs paying out a total of £25.3bn to investors, but slowing profit growth means full-year dividends are expected to drop year-on-year.
Insurance pioneer Clive Cowdery has taken his consolidation strategy across the pond after securing a $600m deal for US insurer Lincoln Benefit Life.
Barclays has been fined $453m (£300m) by US regulators for allegedly manipulating energy prices.
Odey Asset Management is to soft-close James Hanbury's top-performing £629m UK Absolute Return fund next week.