Income is the dominant theme among investors at the moment, with the focus on UK equity income spreading to other areas including Asia and emerging markets, according to Adrian Lowcock, senior investment manager at Hargreaves Lansdown.
Prudential has reported operating profits for 2012 of £2.5bn, up 25% on the previous year.
Threadneedle is preparing to soft-close Philip Dicken's £1bn Pan-European Smaller Companies fund.
Schroders is preparing to launch a global bond product for Bob Jolly, the firm's head of global macro.
Consumers are waking up to the follies of making knee-jerk investment calls as they become aware of opportunities missed and the returns they could have achieved in the four years since the 2008 financial crisis, according to one adviser.
Jupiter Fund Management has announced a 13% increase in its total dividend for 2012, ahead of analyst expectations, as the group continues to strengthen its balance sheet.
The Investment Management Association (IMA) will rename the Absolute Return sector as the Targeted Absolute Return sector as it completes a long-awaited review of the space.