UK equities

Nick Sketch, senior investment director at Investec Wealth & Investment, looks at how some trusts with under or 'conservatively' valued assets could hold the best return opportunities.

Joins in new role as head of UK equity research

EFGAM subsidiary prepares to expand range

Old Mutual Global Investors' head of equities Richard Buxton has begun buying back into oil companies to take advantage of the undervalued mega caps.

The IA Japan sector is home to the most consistent fund performers over the past three years, according to the latest research by F&C's multi-manager team.

Barclays helped boost the FTSE 100 today after chairman John McFarlane announced increased profits and a strict cost-cutting exercise in the interim company's results.

BlackRock has reduced the ongoing charges figure (OCF) on five of its most popular index funds with nearly £16bn in assets under management.

BlackRock's Richard Plackett, former head of the UK Small and Mid Cap equities team and co-manager of the £1.4bn UK Special Situations fund, is to retire from fund management after 25 years, Investment Week can reveal.

Equity income strategies are set to remain in favour but dividend growth rather than headline yield is becoming increasingly important, according to Henderson High Income's David Smith.

Strong performance from financials bumped up UK payouts to a second quarter record of £29.2bn this year, according to the latest Capita Dividend Monitor.