Ashcourt Rowan has grown its investment team after hiring two investment directors from HSBC Global Asset Management.

European equities look attractive on valuations grounds and Alken Asset Management's Nicolas Walewski has been hunting for undervalued stocks with high potential returns.

Investors should not be so quick to jump ship when a star manager leaves a fund, according to new research from Aegon UK which suggests mosts funds continue to outperform after a departure.

Ashcourt Rowan chief operating officer Richard Sinclair is to leave the firm, leading to a restructure of the company's board of directors.

Royal Mail shares have fallen to levels not seen since last October after a fresh warning parcel revenues may come in below expectations.

The latest sales figures from the IMA show property was the bestselling sector in May, but Charles Stanley Direct's head of investment research Ben Yearsley said many investors are piling in too late and have missed the rally in the asset class.

Asian markets still face three key hurdles on their path to recovery, according to Schroders' head of Asian fixed income, Rajeev De Mello.

Old Mutual Global Investors was the big winner at the 19th annual Investment Week Fund Manager of the Year Awards, in a glittering ceremony held on Thursday at London's Royal Albert Hall.

US market valuations are not near bubble territory despite being at record highs, with the current rally different to the pre-crisis period because of resurgent US growth, veteran US equity manager Ed Cowart has said.

Ignis' global head of distribution Claude Chene has followed Chris Samuel in exiting the business following its takeover by Standard Life Investments.