m&a

2014 was a great era for merger and acquisitions, but managers expecting another bonanza year should think again - M&A activity will likely be more subdued next year, says AXA Framlington's Jamie Forbes-Wilson.

The ‘curry effect’

Why we are dipping our toes back into EMs

Aviva has agreed terms with Friends Life for its £5.6bn takeover of the group, which will create the UK's largest insurance, savings, and asset management firm.

The private equity firms eyeing wrap provider Transact have withdrawn their approaches, Investment Week understands.

Clive Cowdery, the former head of Resolution and major shareholder at Friends Life, is set to walk away with £160m from the £5.6bn takeover deal announced on Friday.

L&G UK Alpha trust manager Richard Penny has set a £500m cap for the fund as it rises up the performance tables.

Software, chemicals and industrial suppliers are among the under-appreciated European stocks that can survive the worst of the slowdown, explains Swiss & Global's Can Elbi.

Healthcare will see ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ structural shift

M&G Recovery fund manager Tom Dobell has said his recent poor performance is down to stock selection rather than the size of his fund.