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Big cap stocks are the place to be next year, with a steady performance from bonds, according to a briefing outlining investor themes for 2005 hosted jointly by fund managers from Artemis, Fidelity and Threadneedle.

Prudential has agreed a deal to transfer its Egg fund supermarket clients and £170m worth of assets to Fidelity's FundsNetwork for an undisclosed sum.

Fund performance has increased over the last six months but Scottish Widows' investments has once again topped the list of "dogs" in the latest round of "Spot the Dog".

Fidelity Investments is encouraging IFAs to take a break from their daily routine, put on a pair of tights and find out what it is like to become Isa-man .