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Seeking out ‘shooting stars and fallen angels’

Brandeaux is plannning to float the portfolio of its Student Accommodation fund in a bid to help meet redemption requests.

Goldman Sachs' statistical model of the 2014 World Cup has predicted Brazil will beat Argentina in the final - and given England just a 1.4% chance of success.

The relative weakness in the small-cap market shows the market is having trouble digesting the extraordinary level of recent equity issuance, explains Franklin Templeton small cap manager Richard Bullas.

The political risk to UK sectors ahead of election

The official UK interest rate could settle at an average of 3% in a few years, the outgoing Deputy Governor of the Bank of England has predicted.

The 'considerable reversal' in the fortunes of mid- and small-cap stocks seen since the start of March is likely to continue as large caps come back into favour, according to Jupiter's John Chatfeild-Roberts.

A group of investors in troubled overseas property sales agent Harlequin has claimed a first victory in its battle to receive compensation from advisers who 'facilitated' their investments.

Close Brothers Asset Management has reported a 4% rise in assets in its latest quarterly report, pushing total assets closer to the £10bn mark.

AXA IM has urged AstraZeneca to reconsider its rejection of a £69bn takeover bid by Pfizer as fund managers take opposing sides in advance of an imminent deadline for discussions to begin.