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European equities have shot to the top of investors' list of priorities since the start of the year, but which global funds have positioned themselves to ride the rally?

Elliott Advisors has increased its voting stake in Alliance Trust in the run up to the trust's annual general meeting later this month.

Changes in real interest rates have taken investors into uncharted waters in recent years. Janus' Bill Gross asks where they will go from here.

Chris Higham, bond fund manager at Aviva Investors, has argued the market is overly focused on interest rate movements, and investors should look more closely at other policy decisions.

Transact has reported record pre-tax profits for 2014 as it gains 10,000 new clients.

Newcastle Building Society chief executive Jim Willens has been appointed chairman of Brown Shipley.

FinnCap broker and former City AM diary editor Victoria Bates has joined Liontrust as the third fund manager on its Economic Advantage team.

Tavistock Investments has bought IFA Sutcliffe Solloway Financial Planning and its parent Cornerstone Asset Holdings.

Alliance Trust's own corporate broker has admitted recent criticisms of the company have landed some "heavy blows" and has suggested a formal review of its business model.

Aberdeen Asset Management has made a £38.3m top-up payment to Lloyds Banking Group for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), which it acquired last year.