Artemis

Artemis has appointed Henderson's Paul Casson to work alongside Tim Steer, amid a reshuffle at the group which has seen Stephen Yiu exit.

Artemis Investment Management has waived initial charges across its fund range, which includes high profile vehicles such as Adrian Frost and Adrian Gosden's £620m Artemis High Income fund.

COPORATE BONDS

Banks across the world have rallied sharply in the last 12 months, the shares featuring among the best performing stocks in many indices but, after a sharp climb, are there any opportunities left for investors?

Analysts have raised concerns about the government's debt plans for 2013-14 after the Budget revealed a sharp rise in the amount of short-dated debt due to be issued.

Threadneedle's Simon Brazier and Artemis' Tim Steer have been buying up shares in Daily Mail & General Trust as they back the business' under-recognised strengths to flourish.

As advisers digest last week's revelation that top UK fund manager Richard Buxton is to exit Schroders after more than a decade at the group, attention is now turning to where to invest next.

FIXED INCOME

ON UK GROWTH

Investors' desperate search for income continues as rumours abound of the possibility of negative interest rates and bond yields remain at record low levels.