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Platforms are racing to update their conversion programmes as advisers complain about hefty charges when switching clients into clean share classes.

Aviva Investors Strategic Bond

Tensions in Iraq prompted a spike in the oil price last month, but UK equity managers are torn over whether ‘supermajors' BP and Shell are the best way to play rising prices.

Jupiter Asset Management's Peter Lawery, a key part of the group's Merlin multi-manager team headed by John Chatfeild-Roberts (pictured), is to retire at the end of the year.

Ian McVeigh and Steve Davies, managers of the £1.1bn Jupiter UK Growth fund, have said domestic investors should be wary of a number of ‘disruptive events' which could impact share prices over the next 12 months.

As the offer period on Neil Woodford's new fund comes to an end, Investment Week asks what he needs to do to beat the most successful launches ever.

Jupiter's Maarten Slendebroek

Jupiter International Financials

Jupiter has recruited Ross Teverson from Standard Life Investments to head its team of emerging market managers in a newly-created role.