Former Royal Bank of Scotland head Stephen Hester is to join insurer RSA as CEO with immediate effect.

The latest round of selling in emerging market economies saw the MSCI EM index fall 6.6% in January. But which emerging markets suffered the worst of the sell-off?

The MSCI Asia ex-Japan index hit its lowest level for four months yesterday, after disappointing US construction data.

Neil Woodford's Invesco Perpetual Income fund has shed £550m in a single day, according to data from FE, as outflows from his portfolios continue.

Julie Dean's best-selling Cazenove UK Opportunities fund helped Schroders top the Q4 net sales table, according to the latest edition of the Pridham Report.

Bestinvest looks set to target the mid-tier SIPP market after revealing a clean pricing model beginning at 30bps for SIPP accounts below £250,000.

The £2.2bn Foreign & Colonial investment trust is preparing to halve its UK exposure, as well has slashing gearing to mitigate against a possible 10% fall in equity markets in 2014.

Nick Train has warned investors in his Finsbury Growth & Income trust not to expect a repeat of 2013 returns this year, saying his "jaw-dropping" outperformance may be about to end.

Brewin Dolphin felt the impact of removing trail commission in its latest results, with non-core income falling by 40% in the final quarter of 2013.

John Duffield has hired former colleague Mark Skinner as an adviser to develop Brompton Asset Management's retail business.