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Miton's David Jane said an underweight to oil, currency hedging and exposure to long-dated debt has helped drive performance on his multi-asset portfolios since the start of the fourth quarter.

Lower oil prices have been hailed as a welcome boost to the global economy, but could they also be a harbinger of declining demand in the global economy? Woodford IM's Stephen Lamacraft explains.

Royal Dutch Shell is planning to slash its spending by $15bn over the next three years, following a collapse in the oil price.

Carmignac Gestion's Didier Saint-Georges has said that the company is confident it can reverse the significant outflows it saw in 2014.

Oil prices could plummet even lower to $30 a barrel, according to Goldman Sachs president Gary Cohn.

Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey has warned major economies are entering a recession that will be "remembered in a hundred years".

Richard Titherington, chief investment officer emerging market equities at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, takes a closer look at the benefits of dividend-paying stocks as investors struggle in a challenging environment

The after-effects of the oil shock

The price of Brent crude oil has moved back above $49 a barrel following the death of Saudi Arabia's ruler King Abdullah overnight.

BP group chief executive Bob Dudley is expecting oil to remain at current low levels for up to three years, leading to job losses and falling investment in the oil sector.