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Aberdeen Asset Management's head of acquisitions Hugh Little is to retire from the business after almost three decades at the fund house.

Aberdeen Asset Management is to merge away five funds formerly managed by Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) as it continues to rationalise its range.

Investment Week publisher Incisive Media is to acquire risk technology business Chartis Research.

Scott McKenzie, investment director and manager of the Saracen UK Income fund, says the largest dividend payers in the UK market currently offer limited potential for growth, particularly as the strong dollar is masking inherent weaknesses in many business...

Despite the recent underperfomance of the small-cap sector, Gervais Williams, managing director of the Miton group and manager of the recently launched Miton UK MicroCap trust, argues in a world where growth has stalled, it can be a big advantage to be...

The Conservatives have promised 'no new taxes' this Parliament, but George Osborne's 8 July Budget will still contain tax issues for wealth managers to consider, according to law firm Payne Hicks Beach,

Darren Pilbeam, head of UK retail sales, Natixis Global Asset Management

The Treasury has further sold down its stake in Lloyds Banking Group, and has committed to a retail share sale within the next 12 months as the bank's share price continues to recover.

Some of the largest British banks have launched a review to determine whether allegedly corrupt payments involving football officials have passed through their books.

Aviva Investors has appointed Aria Capital Management's James Tothill as head of third party sales.