FTSE

Shares in some of the UK's leading retailers - including Morrisons and Tesco - were tumbling this morning as poor Christmas trading impacted retail bellwethers.

EQUITY INCOME

US fund manager GAM has liquidated its underperforming GAM Star GEO fund run by Paul Udall after assets dwindled to under £10m.

GOSLING'S GROUSE

Kelton explains his investment process and where he is finding contrarian stock ideas in the eurozone.

CONTRARIAN INVESTOR

UK EQUITY ALPHA

Rathbone Brothers has seen a 15.6% increase in funds under management in the first three quarters of the year, with flows accelerating in Q3.

Consumer staples shares dragged the FTSE 100 into the red this morning after Unilever said profit growth from its emerging markets business would miss expectations.

The value of short positions in UK and European stocks has hit multi-year lows as the recent market run-up dissuades investors from making negative bets.