Equities

Ignis Asset Management has launched an Absolute Return Emerging Market Debt fund for Dan Beharall in a move to expand its absolute return product range.

Royal Mail shareholders have been richly rewarded so far, with gains of more than 60% on their investment. But is the game up for now, or should investors hang on to shares ahead of the group's results?

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It is still the main topic in town. We have had some wobbles in markets as investors have taken fright at the idea of fewer new dollars around.

Fidelity has written to the boards of more than 400 companies and warned them it will start voting against remuneration packages for bosses from January unless changes are made which lead to more long-term incentive plans.

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Lloyds Banking Group is set to sell a further 12% stake in wealth manager St James's Place (SJP) for £390m, according to reports.