Equities

Russian shares dropped to a five-year low yesterday, weighing on global markets, while the gold price jumped as the Ukraine crisis intensified.

Invesco Perpetual is launching a new discounted share class for five of the UK's largest platforms, offering their users cheaper access to its fund range, Investment Week can reveal.

JAPAN

PASSIVE INVESTING

Henderson today reported a bumper set of results for 2013, including record profits, following a return to positive UK retail flows.

The FTSE 100 reached a 14-year high yesterday while the S&P 500 hit a new record level, lifted by M&A activity.

SMART BETA

SOCIAL NETWORKING

ENERGY

The managers of the top-performing Unicorn UK Income fund are selling down small- and mid-cap companies in favour of larger firms in a move away from its traditional hunting ground.