Investec has reported profits in its asset management business grew 3.6% over the year to the end of March 2015, as its CEO said the wider group is "in the best position it has been since the mid-2000s".

Peter Elston, chief investment officer at Seneca Investment Managers, investigates the pros and cons of forex hedging.

The Office for National Statistics this morning revealed UK CPI inflation turned negative for the first time on record, but key industry figures suggest this deflationary spell will be temporary.

Deutsche Bank could move parts of its business from the UK to Germany if a referendum ends the UK's membership of the European Union.

RWC's income managers Ian Lance and Nick Purves are continuing to run significant cash weightings in their portfolios on the view markets are "more than 20% overvalued".

Economist and creator of the term 'BRICs' Jim O'Neill is to become a Treasury minister in the new government.

Neptune has promoted James Dowey to the role of chief investment officer.

Sterling has fallen after the Bank of England downgraded its growth forecasts for the UK economy while indicating it could start to raise interest rates in mid-2016.

ShareSoc, the UK proxy group for individual shareholders, has launched an action group to represent the interests of unhappy Alliance Trust investors and urge the board to launch a strategic review.

Ruffer's Hamish Baillie and Steve Russell have said Chinese equity markets could soar further as the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect continues to boost sentiment and trading volumes.