UK equities

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is merging its underperforming UK Focus fund into its UK Dynamic fund following a strategic review.

Aviva Investors has hired Simon Young from BlackRock as a UK equities fund manager.

With less than four weeks to go until the general election, wealth managers and strategists give their view on how investors should be positioned.

Neil Woodford has said next month's general election could mark the beginning of years of uncertainty for UK investors.

Stephen Bailey, co-manager of the £584m Liontrust Macro Equity Income fund, explains why he and Jan Luthman have turned positive on the UK consumer.

US equity funds saw the highest outflow on record in February, according to data from The Investment Association (IA), while UK equity funds posted their largest outflow since 2008.

The FTSE 100 has moved above 7,000 for the first time in its history this afternoon, as a strong open on Wall Street helped the UK's blue chip index finally reach the landmark figure.

As Woodford Investment Management gears up for the launch of its Patient Capital investment trust, Investment Week visited the company's Oxford offices to quiz senior personnel about their plans for the future.

Simon Brazier has completed his overhaul of the £164m Investec UK Alpha fund, trimming positions in "expensive" cyclical stocks in favour of more globally diversified companies.

Lazard is planning to merge Lloyd Whitworth and Alan Custis' £80m UK Alpha fund into its smaller UK Omega fund, subject to shareholder approval.