Equities

The Fidelity Solutions team give their views on whether economic growth can accelerate throughout the rest of the year, and what the impact would be on their multi-asset portfolios.

Below are five companies the Sustainable Future team at Alliance Trust Investments has identified which demonstrate their investment philosophy in practice.

Twenty years of successes and failures for the junior market

Three former Brewin Dolphin directors have joined forces to launch their own investment management firm, Brighton Capital Management.

It has been several weeks since Jason Pidcock announced he is leaving his post as manager of the Newton Asian Income fund, after a decade at the helm, to set up a similar strategy for Jupiter later this year.

Mark Whitehead has left Sarasin & Partners to lead Martin Currie's rejigged equity income team.

The next generation of trend-based strategies

Bill McQuaker, head of Henderson's multi-manager team, has moved into more cyclical equities in the view outperforming defensives now look vulnerable to a correction.

River & Mercantile's Philip Rodrigs has said there is "genuine strength" in the UK economy, which is reflected in small-cap companies extending their reach throughout the UK.

An annual investor study has revealed concerning attitudes to risk, key threats to retirement portfolios, and a potential fallout from the increasing use of alternative assets.