Former LV= Asset Management CEO Ann Roughead has joined Threadneedle's board as a non-executive director.

GLG has recruited an additional manager for its Japanese equity team following a sharp rise in assets within its Japan CoreAlpha strategy.

Managers have said the low volatility seen in financial markets is not restricting their ability to boost yields by writing call options, despite lower strike prices.

UK consumer price inflation has moved sharply higher in June, a surprise jump which may strengthen the case for an earlier-than-expected base rate rise.

Hargreave Hale is to open a York office after the hire of three investment managers - including a JM Finn employee who became involved in a legal dispute with his former firm.

Miton Group UK equity income manager Bill Mott is to retire from fund management at the end of the year.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on the boundaries between advice and guidance after it found execution-only services have strayed into giving advice.

European equity fund manager Michael Clements and a member of his team are to leave Franklin Templeton.

Growth vs value: Where is the line?

The managers of the Ruffer investment company have made back two-thirds of their 2009 investment into distressed assets amid more favourable market conditions for some illiquid strategies.