Investment

An independent Scotland would result in its economy struggling for at least ten years, a poll of leading fund managers has said.

The US dollar has hit multi-year highs against a basket of currencies as investors take a hawkish view of the latest finely-balanced set of communications from the Federal Reserve.

Vanguard's head of European institutional business Simon Vanstone has died aged 53, the company has said.

AXA Wealth is to launch a list of around 100 favoured funds in the mould of Hargreaves Lansdown's Wealth 150, to help advisers "cut through the noise" of fund selection and focus on funds with a record of outperforming.

L&G is to merge away its underperforming L&G Equity and L&G UK Active Opportunities funds in mid-November.

Asian stocks have been largely ignored this year as investors take stock of positions and eye potential shifts in policy from central banks, but multi-managers are now upping their exposure amid a strong rally.

Brazil’s equity markets have surged ahead this year as investors hope the upcoming election will usher in reforms similar to those seen in Mexico, explains Will Landers, manager of the BlackRock Latin American investment trust

Mid-market firms in Europe are struggling to meet their financial needs as traditional banks continue to undergo a deleveraging process. Alexandra Krief and Taron Wade, directors at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, explain how investors could fill the private funding gap

Are supermarkets a good investment for bargain hunters?

Reform prevails in emerging economies