Equities

Lloyds Banking Group has increased the amount of shares it is to sell as part of the TSB initial public offering following stronger than expected demand.

In 2013, US stock prices ascended faster than underlying earnings. With corporate earnings growth ranging in the low to mid-single digits and most broad-based stock indices up over 30%, the bulk of the year's gains came from an expansion in the price...

Invesco Perpetual head of UK equities Mark Barnett is finalising new hires to his team as he seeks to strengthen its capabilities following recent departures to Woodford Investment Management.

European peripheral debt has rallied this month, after the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates and loosened monetary policy, but should investors cash in or buy more?

Cazenove Capital's Richard Jeffrey looks at what the European Central Bank's latest policy move means for markets.

The FTSE 100 was higher by mid-morning despite this morning's data from the ONS revealing a greater than expected fall in the rate of CPI inflation.

The hunt for active return is still on and with more realistic pricing, hedge funds could be the answer, argues Neuberger Berman's Fred Ingham.

Tapping Asia and Latin America for emerging growth is increasingly becoming a crowded trade, and Africa is offering even better long-term opportunities, explains Nick Price, manager of the Fidelity Emerging Markets fund.

Where are the top contrarian plays in the market currently?

Inflection point for peripheral Europe?