UK equities

Franklin Templeton is to overhaul its European equity OEIC and rebrand Ben Russon's UK Select Growth fund to create a new range of multi-cap portfolios, Investment Week can reveal.

Scott MacLennan, manager of the Neptune UK Special Situations Fund, has upped his banking exposure and said it is increasingly difficult to ignore the investment case for the sector at home and abroad.

UK equity markets have got off to a flying start this year, with the FTSE All Share and FTSE 100 both enjoying double-digit returns, but which stocks have stood out?

Equity funds regained their position as best-sellers in the UK market in April, according to the latest figures from the Investment Management Association (IMA.

The vast majority of UK smaller companies funds have failed to produce significant alpha for investors over the past year, with the average fund's return lagging one benchmark index by ten percentage points.

Franklin Templeton's Ben Russon is to become lead manager of its £108m UK Select Growth fund next month as he begins to alter the portfolio following his move from Newton.

The UK small cap market has done spectacularly well over the last year, leaving some to question where potential upside will come from next, but stock pickers say there are still some gems that can keep on rising.

Fidelity's Michael Clark has warned against buying into BP and Shell amid a dwindling oil price and ongoing issues for both businesses.

UK stock markets and their European counterparts continued to sell-off today as ongoing worries about global growth and a sharp fall in the US overnight weighed on sentiment.

UK equity manager James Clunie has left his role at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) to join Jupiter Asset Management.