Investment

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

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.