Multi-asset

Liontrust multi-manager John Husselbee explains what lesson investors should take from the Tour de France in their hunt for consistent returns.

Brunner Investment trust's Jeremy Thomas gives a run-down of his favourite high yielding stocks from across the globe, including Switzerland, Australia and the US.

Tensions in Iraq prompted a spike in the oil price last month, but UK equity managers are torn over whether ‘supermajors' BP and Shell are the best way to play rising prices.

The percentage of stocks borrowed by short sellers has fallen to the lowest level since before the financial crisis, as markets continue to rally.

INTERVIEW

Jupiter Asset Management's Peter Lawery, a key part of the group's Merlin multi-manager team headed by John Chatfeild-Roberts (pictured), is to retire at the end of the year.

This week, Aviva Investors launched the first of a trio of absolute return funds it hopes will capture market share from Standard Life Investments' £20bn Global Absolute Return Strategies fund, but what key calls are powering the new strategy?

Schroders has hired two listed real estate managers from Australia's AMP Capital to create a new property team as it takes over the Investors in Global Real Estate trust.

Property funds have topped the latest sales charts from the Investment Management Association (IMA), with retail investors pumping a net £491m into the asset class in May.

Aviva Investors is preparing to launch a range of three new funds to rival SLI's GARS strategy, under the leadership of new CEO Euan Munro.