Equities

Cazenove Capital's head of UK retail Rob Thorpe is to leave the firm imminently as Schroders concludes its takeover of the group.

With the news the industry's best known fund manager, Neil Woodford, is moving on from Invesco Perpetual, there is a lot of pressure on his successor Mark Barnett.

Tineke Frikkee is to exit BNY Mellon and join Smith & Williamson Investment Management in July to run its UK Equity Income Trust.

Emerging markets now face a "cyclical point" in their development as the impact of loose monetary policy around the globe begins to wane, according to Jupiter CIO John Chatfeild-Roberts.

US markets followed shares across Europe higher overnight, while the dollar also surged, ahead of the latest Federal Reserve meeting in the States which may map out a QE exit strategy.

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THE BIQ QUESTION

Structured products are rarely used on platforms in the UK but Jasper Thomas, investment funds manager at Aviva Pensions & Investments, says there are more reasons than ever for financial advisers to be considering them in a post-RDR world.

SPECIAL REPORT

Richard Plackett has bought back into UK banks for the first time since the financial crisis in his BlackRock UK Special Situations fund as the sector begins to show signs of improvement.