After a four year hiatus, Vladimir Putin won back the Russian presidency last week. Managers debate the consequences of his victory.
The upcoming flotation of the social networking site is gaining plenty of column inches but should you be backing its IPO? Here industry experts reveal whether it is really worth all the hype.
Poor results from companies such as Unilever, AstraZeneca and Shell last week showed the valuation gap between defensives and cyclicals is closing in a "vicious" fashion, according to JO Hambro Capital Management's James Lowen.
Steven Mendel, head of wealth management at Close Asset Management, is to leave the firm at the end of this week.
Close Brothers has sold its property fund management business to specialist real estate asset manager Alpha Real Capita (ARC).
Banks and financial services companies are proving to be perfect fodder for special situations managers who must stick to their convictions even when sentiment is driving markets down