Investment

ASSET ALLOCATION

Some of the country's top bond fund managers are increasing liquidity in their portfolios over fears a ‘shadow banking' bond market bubble buoyed by ‘tourist' investors may burst.

EMERGING MARKETS

Woodford Investment Management was the best-selling fund group by active sales in the second quarter of this year, after raising £1.6bn for its Equity Income fund.

ENERGY

HSBC, the largest listed bank in the UK, has reported a sharp drop of 12% in its first half profits for 2014, as declines in emerging markets impacted the group.

EMERGING MARKET DEBT

The steady eddie water utility stocks should have been casualties of the improving economy. But this sector has outperformed the All-Share so far this year. Rathbones' Alan Dobbie explores this 'intriguing' performance.

Bailed out by the taxpayer but still paying what many consider to be huge bonuses, banks continue to come under fire. But are they really that bad?

The Royal Bank of Scotland said today its costs would be "significantly" impacted if an upcoming vote on Scottish independence sees the region break away from the rest of the UK.