Investment

Ascentric has posted a £0.6m loss for the 2013 financial year after "significant" investment in technology which cost it £1.6m last year.

Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) has appointed a new Asian equities team headed by Joshua Crabb, previously at BlackRock.

Standard Life Investments (SLI) has added a short duration global bond fund to its fixed income range.

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Evenlode Income

Royal Bank of Scotland could be forced to plug a £5.6bn deficit in its pensions scheme if Scotland votes Yes on Thursday.

An index of 14 Scottish companies labelled the 'Scotsie' has performed broadly in line with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 350 indices so far this year, despite increasing signs there could be a 'yes' vote on independence later this week.

First State has expanded its range of fixed income products with the launch of a global interest rates and currency fund.