Markets

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has introduced individual lead managers on three UK equity funds previously run by a single team.

ON UK GROWTH

Janet Yellen has been voted in by the US Senate to become the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve.

Japan's Nikkei index slid for the second day in a row on Tuesday, after weak economic data in the US made investors wary of taking on risk.

Sarasin & Partners has renamed its multi-asset fund and cut charges on the product as part of several changes to the group's fund range.

ON UK GROWTH

ON UK EQUITIES

Vodafone, BP and some less predictable names including a number of UK housebuilders have been tipped to lead the income tables in 2014.

The Bank of England (BoE) could lower the unemployment target it has said must be reached before it raises interest rates, according to some experts, as jobless figures fall faster than expected.

Chancellor George Osborne has warned Britain still faces "painful cuts" in its efforts to achieve a stable economy.