UK equities

Schroders' head of UK equities Richard Buxton has said the FTSE could be set to move into a higher trading range after the index passed the 6,000 mark in a strong start to 2013.

BLUE CHIPS

The board of the £28m UK Select trust has announced the company will rebrand under the Threadneedle name early next year, subject to shareholder approval.

SMART MONEY

Jupiter's Anthony Nutt has said now is a "good time" to retire despite markets offering what he sees as the best investment opportunity in over a decade.

Starting valuations for UK stocks and increasingly negative equity sentiment point to the beginnings of a new bull market, according to Schroders' Richard Buxton.

The FTSE 100's dismal week continued today as the UK's leading index fell to a four-month low, and remains on course to make a loss for the week.

Lazard's global equity income fund manager Pat Ryan has warned investors off buying tobacco companies after the rush to buy safe haven-style stocks sent valuations sky-rocketing.

Resolution, the insurance acquisition specialist, has seen its shares leap today after it was upgraded by analysts because of its attractive dividend yield.

Liontrust is to launch an offshore version of its popular Special Situations unit trust early next month.