Kames Capital's bond manager Phil Milburn has been finding investment opportunities in the new issue market this month after increasing the cash weighting in his High Yield Bond fund.

Weath manager European Wealth has completed its first acquisition after buying IFA Compass Financial Benefits, using the proceeds of a ££725,000 share placing to fund the takeover.

Many popular absolute return funds targeting low volatility are in danger of registering annual losses. What can managers do to turn around performance?

The HC Mansion UK Student Accommodation Income & Growth fund has deferred redemptions as it becomes the latest fund in the sector to suffer liquidity problems.

Former Morningstar OBSR researcher Chetan Modi has joined Allfunds Bank as a senior fund analyst as part of the group's push to increase its UK-based fund research team.

Liontrust has seen a rise in assets under management and a jump in pre-tax profits, after its acquisition of multi-asset business North Investment Partners last October.

Aviva Investors' multi-manager team has said most active managers investing in UK stocks are failing to beat the FTSE All Share this year as overweights in mid- and small-cap stocks weigh on portfolios.

Fund managers should consider splitting funds when they reach a critical size, as Fidelity famously did back in the noughties, according to a study conducted by the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School.

‘Newton is not a one-trick pony’

Oil prices have jumped to a nine-month high on mounting concerns turmoil in Iraq may have a negative impact on global supplies.