BlackRock's Richard Plackett, manager of the £1.4bn UK Special Situations fund, has identified five small and mid-cap stocks which have helped him add value to his fund.

Castle Trust, the investment and mortage business designed to help unlock the housing market, has been notified the FSA is set to authorise the business.

Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald reported discretionary funds under management rose over 18% to £3.520bn at the end of June compared to a year earlier.

Once again, advisers are being given the chance to vote for their favourite investment platform and independent planning tool provider in the Aberdeen UK Platform Awards in association with our sister title Professional Adviser.

Barclays has hired an investment banker to lead an independent review of its culture, as the bank tries to clean up its image following the LIBOR scandal.

Moody's has warned the outlook for Germany's AAA credit rating is negative, citing risks to the country from a possible Greek exit and wider eurozone troubles.

China's economy grew at its slowest pace since 2009 in Q2, with GDP up 7.6% on the same period last year.

Former Ardevora partner Rob Page is to join Hermes Fund Managers as head of marketing and communications, as the institutional house pushes into the UK wholesale market for the first time.

The Bank of England (BoE) considered buying bicycles so its officials could move around London in the event of a full-scale financial meltdown, it has been revealed.

European equities reached their nadir in 2011 and the market will improve from here, says Odey's Feras Al-Chalabi.