The managers of the top-performing Unicorn UK Income fund are selling down small- and mid-cap companies in favour of larger firms in a move away from its traditional hunting ground.

Thanks to investors hungry for better returns, high yield bonds have performed strongly over the last year. More and more companies are issuing corporate bonds in that space. But how long can the good times last?

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has warned Scotland it will lose the pound if it votes to become independent from the rest of the UK.

The Ruffer investment trust's protective assets have "earned their keep" so far this year, countering losses from its position in Japanese equities, the managers have said.

Henderson Strategic Bond fund manager John Pattullo has moved aggressively in to gilts in a bid to hedge against a worldwide deflationary shock caused by the chaos in emerging markets.

Clients saving more for retirement will cause global assets under management to soar by 2020, PwC has predicted.

Henderson Global Investors has appointed a former Goldman Sachs Asset Management sales manager to its UK retail sales team.

David Cameron will call on Scots to reject independence in this year's referendum, in a speech later today.

The UK economy is set to grow by 2.5% this year and 2.1% in 2015, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has predicted.

Skagen Global has added a portfolio manager to its flagship team in the second appointment so far this year.