Polar Capital has launched a Healthcare Blue Chip fund as it expands the range run by Daniel Mahony and Gareth Powell's specialist team.

The Investment Management Association has said there are signs the polarisation of fund flows is decreasing, despite consolidation across the distribution chain pointing to the opposite effect.

Threadneedle's Richard Stevens is to leave the firm at the end of the month, handing over his trio of government bond funds to other members of his team, Investment Week can reveal.

The UK financial services industry's hand in European Union negotiations has been strengthened by the surprise appointment of a Conservative peer to the key role of EU commissioner for financial services.

Japan's benchmark Topix index has closed at its highest level since 2008 as a stronger US dollar sends the yen on a downwards path once again.

Hargreaves Lansdown reported declining margins on its Vantage platform last week, but can it really tackle the bigger issue of plummeting returns on client cash? Dan Jones looks at the conundrum facing the platform.

The upcoming Scottish referendum may be providing an unexpected boost to the index-linked gilt market as a lack of supply and investor caution fuel a strong rally in the space.

'The key question now is how to counterbalance equity exposure'

AXA Investment Managers is to move away from dual pricing on its Framlington range of equity funds in order to protect existing investors.

Although Hargreaves did not move to an unbundled pricing model until Q4 of its financial year, this week's results gave an early indication of the margin pressures it is facing.