UK

Despite the recent underperfomance of the small-cap sector, Gervais Williams, managing director of the Miton group and manager of the recently launched Miton UK MicroCap trust, argues in a world where growth has stalled, it can be a big advantage to be...

HSBC has confirmed it is planning to cut up to 25,000 jobs, including 8,000 posts in the UK, to target annual savings of up to $5bn (£3.3.bn).

Sanditon has launched a new UK fund for Julie Dean, nine months after she left Schroders to join the firm.

Beware Greek schadenfreude

River & Mercantile's Philip Rodrigs has said there is "genuine strength" in the UK economy, which is reflected in small-cap companies extending their reach throughout the UK.

Deutsche Bank could move parts of its business from the UK to Germany if a referendum ends the UK's membership of the European Union.

Ex- Gartmore manager Nigel Kennett, whose Canlife UK Equity portfolio has one of the industry's largest overweights to BG Group, is considering buying Jupiter to replace the natural gas giant.

RWC's income managers Ian Lance and Nick Purves are continuing to run significant cash weightings in their portfolios on the view markets are "more than 20% overvalued".

Britain's foreign secretary Philip Hammond has echoed Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's calls for a 'fast' referendum on Britain's place in the EU.

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