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Fidelity's Leigh Himsworth is investing in wealth management companies as a key theme within his UK Opportunities fund, in the hope M&A and pension reforms will boost the sector.

The overhaul of the British Assets trust may have caused an unusual discount narrowing on the £2.6bn Foreign & Colonial trust, according to analysts.

Shares in The Royal Bank of Scotland suffered a sharp fall after the bank reported a £3.5bn loss in 2014.

Retail fund sales tumbled last month in a reversal of the strong inflows seen in 2014, according to the latest Investment Association (IA) figures.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed GDP in the UK expanded by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Jupiter Fund Management's CEO Maarten Slendebroek has moved to reassure investors in its Merlin range that performance is bouncing back following a tough spell for some of the funds.

German five-year government debt sold at a negative yield for the first time in history on Wednesday as borrowing costs and inflation in the eurozone continue to fall.

HSBC's senior executives have apologised to a committee of MPs for the failings in its Swiss private banking arm which meant clients avoided paying millions in tax.

Hugh Yarrow (pictured) and Ben Peters, managers of the Evenlode Income fund, have revealed the top five stocks which have helped drive the success of their top-performing portfolio.

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.