UK

The FTSE 100 opened higher this morning after a sharp fall yesterday on news Japan had been hit by a second earthquake.

OBSR'S Ruli Viljoen scrutinises the top funds in the UK All Companies sector.

Renewed fears over efforts to cool Japan's nuclear reactors have lead to a sluggish start to the week for European markets.

The FTSE 100 continued its rally this morning off the back of a strong showing in the US where better than expected earning pushed the S&P 500 through the 1,300 point barrier.

The price of UK 10-year government bonds stayed higher after the country's growth forecast for the year was slashed from 2.1% to 1.7% in George Osborne's Budget.

Schroders has added a retail share class to its QEP Global Core fund to create the second offering in suite of actively-managed products with passive fund-style charges.

The UK's population is getting fatter, so what can be done to tackle the obesity timebomb? Mary Randell takes a look at some of the drastic measures being used

MAM Funds is preparing to float a small and mid-cap biased equity income trust for new managing director Gervais Williams.

Fidelity has plans to cap its newly launched UK Opportunities fund at around £250m to enable manager Alex Wright to continue to manage the portfolio effectively.

Fund managers Gartmore and Henderson have both felt the impact on the FSCS interim levy on their annual results, with bills of £2.1m and £7.6m respectively.