Jupiter

Investment Week celebrated the 20th anniversary of its flagship Fund Manager of the Year Awards at a glittering ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall last night.

Jupiter is to merge its Jupiter Undervalued Assets fund into the Jupiter UK Growth fund from 3 July.

UK wealth management firms would see more benefit from an interest rate rise than any other companies in the financial sector, according to research from Liberum Capital.

Jason Pidcock's Newton Asian Income fund saw outflows of £350m in May, the month in which the manager's departure from the firm was announced, according to data provider estimates.

From urbanisation and the rise of a new middle class in emerging markets, to a renewed focus on corporate governance, managers explain which global structural changes are having the greatest impact on their portfolios.

Columbia Threadneedle head of product Nick Ring is to join Jupiter as global distribution head, Investment Week can reveal.

Jupiter has promoted James Zimmerman to lead manager of its £60m UK Smaller Companies portfolio as Richard Curling steps back.

Simon Somerville talks to Dan Jones about the latest leg up for Japan's equity market, how tourism has become a powerful new theme for investors in the country, and how to gauge Abenomics' success

Fund managers give their views on the key issues impacting global asset classes and outline how they are positioning portfolios.

Bank shares were clear winners in the days following the Conservatives' shock election win, and fund managers predict they have further to run. Investment Week lists funds positioned for a further rally in bank shares.