City Financial is to merge its sub-scale Strategic Gilt fund into the larger £91m Defensive Global Bond fund.

Investment trust buyers are building positions in the listed private equity sector, as strong performance and narrowing discounts continue to boost returns.

Standard Life has announced a review of its FundZone and Sigma fund supermarkets, in a move to make them more "wrap-like".

Bond managers are buying back into European government debt, as worrying inflation figures revive fears the eurozone could sink into a period of Japan-style deflation.

Former Cazenove European fund manager Chris Rice is to launch a boutique fund management firm with ex-colleague Tim Russell, Investment Week can reveal.

Cofunds has abandoned a proposed tie-up with Barclays Stockbrokers to list investment trusts and ETFs on the platform in a blow for providers.

The European Central Bank has announced a surprise cut in interest rates to 0.25%, sending the single currency tumbling.

European Wealth Management's investment strategist Richard Stammers talks to Alasdair Pal about contrarian investing, how he views the UK market and the problems of accessing commodities.

Schroders recorded third quarter pre-tax profits of £121.6m, it said today, a 37% increase from £88.6m in Q3 2012, as the impact of the acquisition of Cazenove boosted its numbers.

A number of smaller investment trusts have been forced to cancel expansion plans as larger vehicles continue to dominate the market.