AXA's Nigel Thomas has increased his interest in Shell, despite many oil names being rocked by a 30% fall in spot prices this year.

Japan's Nikkei index closed at a seven-year peak this morning, following a significant purchase of ETFs by the Bank of Japan after Monday's trading ended.

Investec Wealth and Investment has hired three members of UBS Wealth Management's senior team as it expands its London office.

Nick Train has been aggressively topping up his holding in Hargreaves Lansdown shares, arguing fears over margin pressures at the platform are unfounded.

Hermes Investment Management is launching its first product for the recently launched multi-asset team headed by Tommaso Mancuso.

The sudden market falls seen in the six weeks to mid-October took many by surprise. Here we identify ten equity funds in the Targeted Absolute Return sector which produced positive performance over the period.

Leading fund managers have become more cautious about their expectations for interest rate hikes, with many now expecting any movement in base rates to be postponed until at least 2016.

UK All Companies saw record net outflows of £852m in September, according to statistics released by the Investment Management Association (IMA) today.

‘We haven't felt pain like this in markets for some time’

Smith & Williamson's Tineke Frikkee is backing oil producers and miners, as global uncertainty creates value opportunities in the sector.