Hargreaves Lansdown has hired Steve Clayton, partner at Mirabaud Securities, as head of equity research.

Syz Asset Management, the group behind the Oyster funds range, is opening an office in Edinburgh in a further sign of its commitment to the UK.

Nick Kirrage has begun adding supermarkets to the £1.5bn Schroder Income fund he co-manages with Kevin Murphy, expecting a significant boost to dividends in the long term.

Miton Group's investment manager David Jane (pictured) looks at the reasons for the falling oil price and the consequences on wider economy, as oil drops to $77 a barrel for the first time in four years.

The continued intervention of central banks in financial markets has stopped them from functioning in the normal manner, according to Troy's Sebastian Lyon.

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Chinese data for October came in weaker than expected on Thursday, dragging down the mainland index, but Hong Kong shares have remained strong.

Aviva Investors expect another year of double-digit returns from property in 2015, with returns for this year tipped to exceed 20%.