Equities

Japanese shares have clawed back some of their losses after falling more than 7% yesterday in a dramatic trading session.

Conditions for the US housing market have never been better, according to US-based investment banking and brokerage company, Charles Schwab.

A spike in Japanese government bond volatility has raised concerns that the unintended consequences of new policy measures could further derail the equity market rally.

Psigma has dodged today's Japanese equity sell-off after the firm's CIO Tom Becket told its investment managers to reduce exposure earlier this week amid fears a pullback was imminent.

Lloyds Banking Group has raised £450m from a placing of a 15% stake in St James's Place (SJP), just months after it sold a 20% stake.

Many UK-listed stocks have got off to a flying start in 2013, with indices approaching all-time highs, but some companies have been given a rough ride by markets, destroying shareholders' capital in the process.

Legg Mason Capital Management's US fund manager Mary Chris Gay has exited the firm, Investment Week can reveal.

Aberdeen Asset Management has completed a deal to buy US asset manager Artio Global Investors for £118.3m ($179.7m)

Close Brothers has suspended redemptions on Deryck Noble-Nesbitt's Special Situations fund ahead of an expected wind-up of the portfolio in August this year.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's (JPMAM) Richard Titherington has pointed to the prospect of increased dividend payments from Russian firms as a key driver of performance.