UK equities

Current climate of low interest rates beneficial as all but one of 60 funds in UK Smaller Companies peer group post gains over six months

For an investment manager, rising equity markets are most welcome.

A near 30% rally from the lows of early March to the peak on 1st June has been characterised by a fierce debate between investors over cyclicals versus defensives. We feel this misses the point of the rally entirely.

F&C Asset Management has appointed Jacob de Wit, head of fixed income, and Richard Wilson, head of equities, to the group's executive committee, following the company's demerger last week.

Having spent the past six weeks trading in a tight range of 100 points around 4,400, the UK FTSE 100 has recently fallen back to its end of April levels.

Neil Worsley has joined LV= Asset Management (LVAM) as head of UK equities. This is the latest a...

UK equities are expected to bounce back from their recent declines later this year, according to Cha...