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Lawrence Gosling with head of fixed income Rod Davidson

The UK employment rate in the three months to January hit a record high of 73.3%, according to latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

SWMC Small Cap European fund manager Jamie Carter has taken his gross market exposure to a record high in the view smaller companies are being overlooked by investors in the "mad scramble" to buy European equities.

Vanguard's Australia director John James is to take over its UK and European operations to replace Thomas Rampulla, who will return to the group's US office.

Schroders has proposed to change its Schroder UK Absolute Target fund to a pan-European vehicle, as well as introducing a hurdle rate for the fund's performance fee.

Three prominent London Business School academics have calculated the FTSE 100 has a 50% chance of hitting the 10,000 level by 2022, following its recent record-breaking performance.

Momentum investing strategies have been the subject of much criticism over the years, but new research suggests they can be winners over the long term.

The UK is home to a world-leading computer games industry, and with the help of venture capital investors, local developers have recently brought virtual reality games to the public for the first time. Annabelle Williams speaks to Mercia Fund Management's...

'Normal' financial markets are unpredictable, so this 'blind faith' in central banks is odd, argues Paul Stephany, portfolio manager at Newton Investment Management.

Are funds built to last or short-term fads?