Investment

Niall O'Shea, head of responsible investment, Royal London Asset Management

The PIMCO Total Return Bond fund reported $19.4bn in outflows last month as redemptions accelerated again as the year drew to a close.

Investec is understood to be the latest financial services group considering a bid for Coutts International.

In the second part of our rundown of the best and worst funds of last year, we take a look at the bond, multi-asset, property and technology sectors.

Old Mutual International has completed a rebrand of its business, dropping the historic Skandia brand, and has outlined plans for a new researched fund range following the acquisition of Quilter Cheviot.

Matthew Tillett from Allianz explains why he has been buying oil majors on weakness and taking advantage of illiquidity.

After another year of high profile manager moves and retirements, Investment Week looks at ten of this year's biggest exits, what the managers are doing now, and what has happened to their funds.

2014 was a great era for merger and acquisitions, but managers expecting another bonanza year should think again - M&A activity will likely be more subdued next year, says AXA Framlington's Jamie Forbes-Wilson.

Frontier market indicies had a reshuffle this year as UAE and Qatar ascended to emerging market. VAM Funds' Chad Cleaver explains why Vietnam and Sri Lanka are now the leading lights of the sector.

Arch Financial Products and its chief executive Robin Farrell have lost a multi-million pound case against them at the High Court today, related to their management of the failed Arch cru fund range.