Equities

Market confidence in tech firms is yet to return as investors have not forgotten the aftermath of the tech bubble, according to Rathbone Unit Trust Management CIO Julian Chillingworth.

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UK EQUITIES

Swiss international investor Hansa Aktiengesellschaft has bought specialist fund manager SVG Investment Managers Ltd (SVGIM) from SVG Capital, subject to regulatory approval.

UBS Global Asset Management is closing its European Equity fund in September due to poor performance and dwindling assets.

Martin Cholwill is backing 'British leaders' in the mid-cap space, especially in the industrials sector, in his £500m Royal London UK Equity Income fund.

T Rowe Price European equity specialist Andrew Clifton reveals five of the best European banks to back against the backdrop of improving sentiment in the eurozone.

Ben Bernanke has successfully calmed markets' June nerves but is now concerned with how quickly risk appetite has returned, according to Ruffer investment directors Hamish Baillie and Steve Russell.

Erik Landgraff

Schroders reported an outflow of more than £1bn in June, following a market sell-off and the departure of its head of UK equities Richard Buxton.