UK equities

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.

Ingis Asset Management has hired Mira Bhogaita as portfolio manager on the UK equity team.

Cazenove's Julie Dean will not be running Richard Buxton's assets after the takeover of the company by Schroders, and the firm is still actively looking for his replacement.

Royal London Asset Management's Ivor Pether will take over management of the £405m RLAM UK Equity fund following the departure of the firm's head of equities, Jane Coffey.

Troy Asset Management chief executive Sebastian Lyon has cautioned on UK equities, suggesting falling UK corporate earnings are a warning sign for investors.

Threadneedle has handed its UK Overseas Earnings fund to Blake Hutchins as Richard Colwell steps back from managing the portfolio.

JO Hambro Capital Management's Alex Savvides has revealed some of his favourite recovery stories over the past year, which he thinks have even further to go.