UK

The former head of multi-manager at F&C, Dean Cheeseman, has joined Mercer as an equity portfolio manager within its investment management business.

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists from LV= Asset Management, Rathbone Unit Trust Management and Standard & Poor's discussed UK equity income.

London's leading share index edged higher in early morning trading, after disappointing results from Royal Dutch Shell yesterday dragged the FTSE down to close below 6,000.

Clive Beagles, manager of the JOHCM UK Equity Income fund, paints an optimistic portrait of the forthcoming year.

It may seem obvious, but the old adage ‘Don't put all your eggs in one basket,' remains true of modern portfolio theory.

The UK's GDP growth will be slow in the first half of 2011 but will start to pick up in the latter part of the year, according to economics research firm IHS Global Insight.

London's leading share index rose almost 150 points, or 2.48%, to reach 6,045 by late morning, buoyed by the commodities sector.

Consumer price inflation remains well above the government's target after reaching 3.3% in November.

Gartmore has been censured and fined $1.35m by the SEC for breaking its short-selling rules.

In the latest Interactive Financial Adviser debate, our panelists from BlackRock and Unicorn Asset Management discussed the UK Small/Mid Cap market.